This fact pattern does not lend itself to a simple response as to whether to call in CPS or to simply petition for a modification of custody. How...

The Clean Slate Act (S7551A/A1029C) is a serious boondoggle for the innocent convict. Sex offense and non-drug class A felonies are excluded. This...

The answer to this question is not an easy one because New York law is perfectly convoluted. If the Order of Protection ("OP") was issued by a New...

The asker must comply with his order of visitation word-for-word. There is no excuse for violating that order. To do so is a custodial interference...

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...