Most certainly it is illegal to groom children. The problem is enforcing law aimed at protecting children especially in a custody matter in the...

Yes, depending on the family court judge. Arguably, the crime being committed is aggravated harassment in the second degree by way of the eight...

This is among the more difficult questions to answer here on Avvo. New York does not have a statute that lists factors that make up primary...

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) is the key Federal legislation addressing child abuse and neglect. CAPTA was originally...

The asker must treat a summons and petition for child support extremely seriously. Child support is a way to strip money from one American to give...

What stops us from offering a simple answer to this simple question is we do not know what the order of custody says. Typically in a no-contact...

What stops us from offering a simple answer to this simple question is we do not know what the order of custody says. Typically in a no-contact...

The government own each child within its jurisdiction. This is the "parens patriae" doctrine that every western government enforces. Careless...

The asker must remember how careful voting determines the power and the reach of government. We allow government to be a super-parent who can snoop...

Much like the 9/11 hijackers told their passengers that they were returning to the airport to keep the passengers in check, government has tricks...