New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lisa Zeiderman and Siobhan O'Grady | April 26, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents left New York state with their children and have not returned. While parents relocated with their children, we questioned whether New York courts would maintain jurisdiction to compel a parent to return a child after having resided outside the state for over six months.
By Christine Sexton | April 21, 2021
The Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, widely known as NICA, that was set up in the 1980s to pay for care of children born with brain or spinal-cord injuries.
By Dara Kam | April 21, 2021
Sen. Joe Gruters told the Senate Rules Committee that the goal of the proposal was to make it easier for older alimony payers to be able to retire and make divorces more amicable for couples parting ways.
New York Law Journal | News|Profile
By Jason Grant | April 20, 2021
"This young man, like many young men in Family Court, is beset with a series of personal issues. So for her to hurl epithets at him is almost like piling on to his problems," said Holden Thornhill, a Black man who's been practicing law in Family Court for 25 years, of his teenage client. Thornhill also reflected on the racism he's faced as a Black attorney.
By Jason Grant | April 16, 2021
"In line with the chief judge's zero-tolerance policy for any form of bias or discriminatory speech or actions, the New York City Family Court clerk overheard making racially demeaning comments at the conclusion of a proceeding, has been suspended," said Lucian Chalfen, OCA spokesman, in an email sent to the Law Journal late on Friday.
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter | April 16, 2021
A faulty medical determination of child abuse or neglect can destroy the life of a child and its family. "Measure twice, cut once," is a great rule for carpenters; it's also an important lesson for Child Protective Services.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Toby Kleinman and Daniel Pollack | April 14, 2021
Where a child has disclosed abuse, the child needs immediate protection and the court is place to go, because unlike Child Protective Services, the court has the power to stop contact between a child and a parent. To succeed with an emergent appeal, however, one must understand the high standards to prevail. In their Family Law column, Toby Kleinman and Daniel Pollack examine the issues involved with these appeals.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Daniel H. Stock | April 13, 2021
Courts have turned a blind eye to the gravamen of the rule articulated by DRL §237 as amended, which is that counsel fees should be awarded to the lesser-monied spouse at an early stage of the litigation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael E. Bertin | April 12, 2021
The recent Pennsylvania Superior Court case of Denelle v. Denelle, 243 A.3d 230 (Pa. Super. 2020) addressed an interesting issue regarding the intersection of the signing of an acknowledgement of paternity and child support.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By BriAnne Copp, Marla Neufeld and Arthur D. Ettinger | April 12, 2021
The CPSA has brought the offerings of New York law in line with the offerings of New York's medical and fertility community. But where do we go from here?
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