Questions answered by Peter Christopher Lomtevas

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Non Availability of Birth Certificate -India

Peter's answer | Answered on July 31, 2016

Please don't use us as a supplement for your lawyer. We are not aware of the details of your case. Your lawyer very likely knows what he is doing...

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What steps do I take to get divorced from my husband, (married Dec. 2015) who is in Army in S. Korea, and I am living in New Yor

Peter's answer | Answered on July 31, 2016

Under 50 U.S.C. App. § 502 (Servicemembers Relief Act), you'll likely not see any action on your divorce case until well after he returns from...

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I need someone to advise me of my rights as the mother who has had my child since birth. My daughter is turning 3 at the end of

Peter's answer | Answered on July 31, 2016

You're the victim of the "grab-and-run" where the parent grabs the kid and runs. In the U.S., we have a freedom of parenting and of travel so he...

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What factors are considered when a custody issue arises?

Peter's answer | Answered on July 31, 2016

In the absence of an order of custody, the standard across this nation is 'best interests of the child' (BIC). BIC comprises many individual facts...

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Many lawyers on avvo state on their websites that they specialise in high-net worth cases. Does this mean that they only take

Peter's answer | Answered on July 31, 2016

This is a way to attract the richer, better paying client. Those of us who do not make such claims aim to serve the middle class parent and family....

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Should I take the risk and leave?

Peter's answer | Answered on July 31, 2016

Please don't take what I say as being either flippant or sarcastic. You are the "out-of-state-honey" and you face the "out-of-state-honey"...

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Can the other parent of your child take said child to another state even if there a current court order enforce prohibiting that

Peter's answer | Answered on July 30, 2016

We would need to see the order because you say two, different things. First, you say the order restricts travel to within Nw York, but then you say...

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If a family offense petition/proceeding is withdrawn. Does everything go back to they way it was before it was filed.?

Peter's answer | Answered on July 30, 2016

Your facts appear to show that you had more than just a family offense petition against you. Family court stacks its proceedings against...

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For up to a YEAR, a family member has been FRAUDULENTLY reporting that I have been living in her house (and possibly claiming...

Peter's answer | Answered on July 30, 2016

There is no criminal statute proscribing your family member from including you as a dependent for tax purposes. Any error in completing and filing...

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When does a parent have the right to claim abandonment by their partner and keep sole custody of their mutual child?

Peter's answer | Answered on July 30, 2016

The concepts of abandonment and the basis for custody have no connection whatsoever. The closest link abandonment may have to custody is if the...

Peter Christopher Lomtevas's Answers (16149)

Non Availability of Birth Certificate -India

What steps do I take to get divorced from my husband, (married Dec. 2015) who is in Army in S. Korea, and I am living in New Yor

I need someone to advise me of my rights as the mother who has had my child since birth. My daughter is turning 3 at the end of

What factors are considered when a custody issue arises?

Many lawyers on avvo state on their websites that they specialise in high-net worth cases. Does this mean that they only take

Should I take the risk and leave?

Can the other parent of your child take said child to another state even if there a current court order enforce prohibiting that

If a family offense petition/proceeding is withdrawn. Does everything go back to they way it was before it was filed.?

For up to a YEAR, a family member has been FRAUDULENTLY reporting that I have been living in her house (and possibly claiming...

When does a parent have the right to claim abandonment by their partner and keep sole custody of their mutual child?