Can I go to jail for not appearing for a court hearing and I was never served or notified of?

Sure you can, however you don't know what happened and anything is possible. It could be that the court ordered another attempt at service, or...

I always enjoy adding a fact pattern to each order or stip extract: "The parties to divide responsibility for the children's mutually agreed upon...

How a custodial parent can legally protect herself prior divorce to make sure to receive child support till 21 yo of the child?

The oft missed legal principle in all such cases is what you sow is what you reap. Galatians 6:7. There is no way to insure yourself with a man...

The 297,000 births per year to illegal immigrants is larger than the total number of births in any state other than California and Texas. It is...

Why are there no board-certified landlord tenant lawyers?

I entered many cases pro hac vice in states where there are specialists in areas of the law, and I did not like what I saw. Specialist attorney A...

I do not understand what you mean by 'without recourse.' Nonetheless, without knowing whether there is an order of custody in effect hampers our...

What is the likelihood of being awarded legal fees from custody violation ?

Counsel fees in custody litigation require some explanation. In New York, there are only three ways to get counsel fees guaranteed: if a statute...

The pull for custody to mother comes from child support legislation that pays a matching fund to the state. So dads will be told that custody to...

Bronx county court?

In general, you should be able to attend civil proceedings including divorce proceedings, which are presumptively open to the public, in New York...

My daughter is mentally unstable and she county pregnant how can I get custody of the baby before it is born?

No person can ever get an order of custody of an unborn baby. Such custody is only possible once the baby is born. As for a grandparent, there are...