In new york State if I don’t go to court as the plaintiff in family court are is issue dropped?

Yes. As the petitioner in a family offense proceeding, you can have the court dismiss the petition by you simply not appearing at the call of the...

Can I file divorce in NY state?

No. Domestic Relations Law § 230 provides: Either you or your spouse have been living in New York State continuously for at least two years...

No. If you call cops and say that your husband has emotionally and verbally abused you, cops will not arrest and remove the husband. You would have...

How would I go about getting temporary custody of my daughter from her mother who doesn’t take the best care of her?

Family court is a very tricky place to get anything done. It is comprised of intellectuals many of whom do not want to be there. These people have...

How can I put myself on child support?

No! Do not put yourself on child support. That's like asking to go over Niagara Falls in a paper cup. Do not do it! Your facts indicate that the...

How ..

Americans don't know how to write laws, or do they? It sounds as if the mother filed for two orders of protection against you pursuant to...

Boyfriend charged with domestic violence, strangulation in NY. Is there any hope of this getting dropped?

I would expect the worst. New York law that involves its society is the kind of law that is best to avoid. The saying goes than ounce of prevention...

WHat do I have to do to take an order of protection off ?

Nothing can vacate an order of protection except time. The law in New York and in many other states is that DV arrest is mandatory and a...

Can a parent move out of state with a child if no custody order is in place?

Sure she can. Without orders, we have a fundamental right to travel. Once, however, the mother is hit with an order of custody, she is bound to the...

Should my adult son get the child support money or me his mother still?

I tell all my clients and everyone reading these writings that in a nation of laws like the U.S. today, one needs a lawyer on retainer at all...