Larchmont, NY
Appeals Lawyer at Larchmont, NY
Practice Areas: Appeals, Family ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Order affirmed; mother's visitation remained at status quo
Mother sought additional visitation with children. Children's best interests were to keep visitation as it was. Mother often refused to exercise her right to visitation.
OUTCOME: Client won & new case law was made
Case of first impression in NY. Case clarifies the Family Court Act re: juvenile delinquents and allows JDs to get credit for time served.
OUTCOME: Order affirmed; no contempt found and court, while not allowing sanctions at this time, did entertain my request and said next filing like this could involve sanctions against father.
Second case involving these parties was for contempt against the mother for failure to furnish report cards. Only one other case in the State had been decided about report cards. Court stated any defec ... t had been cured and that failure to provide one or two report cards to father was de minimis. I asked for sanctions for a frivolous case.
OUTCOME: Order affirmed; mother continues custody with no visitation to father under the extreme circumstances here. The court gave a warning to the attorney and father that next time they file a frivolous motion or appeal, they could both be subject to sanctions.
Father sought custody/visitation of children despite his neglect & abuse. I represented the children who wanted to live with the mother. I also sought sanctions against the father and his attorney for ... filing frivolous appeals.
OUTCOME: Order affirmed; in children's best interests, modification was warranted.
Lower court allowed modification of agreement to limit mother's visitation in the best interests of the children.
OUTCOME: Order affirmed; parental rights terminated. Child was abandoned by mother.
Parental termination case based on neglect. As the Attorney for the Child, there was no question in my mind that the mother abandoned the child.
OUTCOME: Order affirmed; father permitted to relocate with both children.
Relocation case. Father sought relocation based on economic necessity. One child wanted to reside with father, one was conflicted. In the best interests of the children, they should be kept together an ... d father should be allowed to relocate under the circumstances of this case.
OUTCOME: Sole custody and relocation granted
Father sought sole custody and relocation with children based on economic opportunity.
OUTCOME: Sole custody and relocation granted
Father sought sole custody and relocation with children based on economic opportunity.
OUTCOME: Order affirmed; parental rights terminated in the best interests of the children.
Parental termination case based on permanent neglect and failure of the mother to attend mandated programs.
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