Family court judges are usually expected by voters to produce their orders in writing. The exception is a "so-ordered" transcript. Additionally,...

The asker can look for "projects" and "clinics" in local law schools. New York has many of these low cost options, but certainly in the world of...

In a light most favorable to our family court system, the most at risk youth are rather well protected by this government organ. When both parents...

We cannot provide legal advice to any asker. We can only educate. The federal government is pouring billions of dollars into the states to...

There is no way any attorney who is unfamiliar with the asker's case can respond to this question. We have no idea of the facts in this case. We...

There is no canon of judicial conduct in New York that specifically prohibits a judge from joining in the effort to force a settlement. There is...

This is a classic example of exactly how not to use Avvo's Q&A forum. We are being asked to decide a controversy set up by the asker and the...

This is a very strange fact pattern brought to us here. Somehow, the father of a child outmaneuvered the mother and is in a position to dictate the...

This question treads on rather dangerous ground. We are given the name of a judge who apparently has a history of violating parent's basic rights,...

This is among the more cryptic questions on Avvo. We do not understand any of the factual narrative except to the extent that the asker is...