Do I need my wife's permission to have my daughter seen by a Psychiatrist if I have joint Custody?

This question illuminates the single broadest area for abuses in the family court system: the introduction of mental health professionals into the...

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Can Federal Court deny parenting/visitation with my child?

No, a federal court cannot deny visitation, but it cannot order visitation either. You are embroiled in a highly specialized area of the law...

What does it mean to have joint custody ?I have residence custody and share legal custody with father.

In New York, "joint" means dad has input into decisions affecting the child: religion, education and medicine. The mechanism works like this: you...

Does having a temporary order of custody, have any weight in determining the outcome of my custody trial?

This is a bit difficult to say. There is more than one answer and I will explore two extreme situations. Situation 1: Mom agrees she cannot care...

While I am not certain how or why you now have temporary residential custody, on the surface, you can enroll the child in your school. I do hope...

Will I be in trouble if I dont show up to a adjourned court date for an order of protection I filed against my husband?

You will not be in any trouble. The court will simply dismiss the petition. I might suggest you not file for any orders of protection against...

Me and my husband got into a fight how much time will he get if i dnt want to press charges..

New York features no drop prosecution of domestic violence cases so he is stuck. He will have to take a plea - typically a violation which will...

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ASYLUM ???

Oh sure. Domestic violence can easily derail your asylum petition. It can serve as a basis for the court to find that you are undesirable. Or,...

How long before a fire my attorney?

I might suggest you hold your horses. That attorney is a very valuable individual and numerous people including judges and other lawyers take up...

How to report or sue attorney for misrepresentation? Who is legally responsible to informed parties, Attorney or Administrator?

The administrator. I cannot explain anything because I do not know what your role in all this was and what was going in Surrogate's Court. It...