New York, NY
International law Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: International Law, Real Estate, Family
OUTCOME: Judgment for client.
Mr. Saltzman successfully defended a New York based father against a petition brought under the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The petition sought the return of thr ... ee children to Switzerland. After a lengthy and highly contested trial the petition was denied and the children were allowed to remain in New York with their father.
OUTCOME: Rendered expert opinion that proved determinative of outcome
Mr. Saltzman's expert opinion on the unique challenges that await anyone pursuing a claim under the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International child Abduction in Israel was instrumental in caus ... ing father to withdraw his request to travel abroad with the parties' minor child and preserving safeguards to prevent her wrongful retention there.
OUTCOME: Sophisticated application of law on client's behalf resulted in significvant advantages for her.
magistrate found that mother/ petitioner was neither found nor resided in New York and therefore dismissed her support petition since neither she nor the Australian father lived in New York. Mr. Saltzm ... an filed objections on this ruling since, while mother did not in fact reside in New York at that time, she was "found" there insofar as she managed a business in New York, continued to pay taxes there and had other demonstrable connections to it. Our objections were successful and the court reinstated the petition allowing petitioner to obtain not only the earlier start date for support calculations, but also other significant benefits of New York law as they apply to child support issues.
OUTCOME: Swiss courts relied on Mr. Saltzman's expert opinion regarding rights of ciustody in New York
Mr. Saltzman's expert opinion in connection with petitioner's rights of custody under New York law was relied on by Swiss court in context of proceeding initiated by petitioner under the Hague conventi ... on on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Swiss court found that the father did have rights of custody and has ordered the return of the child to New York.
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