Robert Z Dobrish

April 27, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Robert Z. Dobrish, a member of Dobrish Zeif Gross & Wrubel, LLP, writes that custody evaluations were never meant to be determinative. Unlike in tort or criminal cases, the issue � what is in the best interests of a child � is predictive as opposed to retrospective. Lawyers should better appreciate the significance of their role in this area, and judges must recognize that the ultimate determination is a judicial function that is theirs and theirs alone.

By Robert Z. Dobrish

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November 03, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Robert Z. Dobrish, a partner at Dobrish & Wrubel, writes that custody cases are extremely difficult cases to handle from a lawyer's perspective. The issues are imprecise, the law is not clear, the stakes are high, the clients have intense feelings. The legal system operates slowly.

By Robert Z. Dobrish

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