How can I get a pro bono lawyer to do a forty forty and habeas corpus for my son?

Lawyers are not allowed to solicit on Avvo. Go to the Find a Lawyer page. Contact the Queens County Bar Association Lawyer Referral...

How does one put a stop to the repeated, frivolous filing of Family Offense petitions in NY Family Court?

Judges have the power to bar further filings except with judicial approval. Your attorney should ask for that. I have moved this to Family to...

Whether ineffective assistance of counsel is a viable appellate argument will depend on the record developed (or not) at trial. Not sure...

Queens Supreme Court poor person motion filing procedure

Courts and court employees are generally legally immune from their own stupidity or ineptitude. If the motion is still not moving, make a new one...

No automatic extensions. No extensions, period, for civil appeals, CPLR 5513(c), unless you had either served or filed timely, in which case you...

How to add an exhibit to a motion hearing?

Give them to your adversary now, be prepared for them to object, and ask the court's permission to supplement the record. Be prepared to explain...

Your distance from the courthouse is not the court's problem, it is yours. Your appearances will not automatically be excused. Whether a given...

If a correction officier let you out of jail before you see a judge, Do you have to return to court at their request?

Sounds like the CO issued you an appearance ticket or summons, which are valid ways of requiring your appearance at a future date for arraignment. ...

Can a temporary order of protection be restored during the appeal process in New York State?

There is no FO proceeding pending, because the petition was dismissed, so nothing to which a TOOP can append. Put another way, a TOOP must be...

Can a judge "change his mind" after a judgement is rendered?

Motion to resettle the order to be consistent with the decision. If he refuses, appeal it.