• Matter of Zavion O. (Donna O.)

    Publication Date: 2019-05-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Peter Tom
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Israel T. Appel of counsel, Dawne A. Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, New York.
    for defendant: For Administration for Children's Services, Respondent: Daniel Matza-Brown and Fay Ng of counsel, Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York. For Donna O., Respondent: Maura A. Keating of counsel, Center for Family Representation, Inc., New York. For Amici Curiae: Betsy Kramer of counsel, Karen Friedman, Lawyer's for Children, Inc., New York, Louise Feld of counsel, and Karen Simmons, the Children's Law Center, Brooklyn. Lawyers for Children and the Children's Law Center, Amici Curiae.

    Case Number:

    Family Court's Protective Arrest Warrants Lacked Statutory Authority, Are Vacated

  • Anonymous v. Anonymous

    Publication Date: 2019-05-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Matthew F. Cooper
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Plaintiff: Law Offices of Thomas F. Liotti, Esq., Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For the Defendant: Gassman Baiamonte Gruner, P.C., Garden City, NY.

    Case Number: 350037-2016

    Motion to Enforce Stipulation Terms Transferred to Nassau, Consolidated With Divorce Suit

  • Verdi v. Verdi

    Publication Date: 2019-05-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Cheryl Joseph
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff's Attorney: Robert G. Venturo, Esq., Patchogue, New York.
    for defendant: Defendant's Attorney: Dorothy M. Going, Esq., Mineola, New York.

    Case Number: 00291/2018

    Plaintiff's Notice of Discontinuance of Divorce Action Declared Nullity, Matter Restored

  • Matter of Banks v. Richard A.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-06
    Practice Area: Family Law | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lillian Wan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for the Guardian, New York Foundation for Senior Citizens Guardian Services, Inc.: Ira Salzman, Esq.
    for defendant: Attorney for Richard A.: Leslie Salzman, Esq. Court Evaluator: Jonathan L. Geballe, Esq.

    Case Number:

    Guardian Fails to Establish No Longer Consented-to Guardianship Should Not be Terminated

  • Eidem v. Eidem

    Publication Date: 2019-05-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-cv-6153

    Boys' Return to 'Habitual Residence' Norway Under Hague Convention, ICARA Is Granted

  • Matter of Michael A.D. v. Christine M.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Nassau
    Judge: Judge Robin M. Kent
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael A. D., Petitioner represented by: Edward J. Emanuele, Esq.
    for defendant: Christine M., Respondent represented by: Lewis C. Edelstein, Esq.; Department of Social Services represented By: Bradley Smith, DCA.; Attorney for the Child: Lisa Daniels, Esq.

    Case Number:

    Mother Fails to Allege, Show Consented-to Final Order of Custody Entered Into Under Duress

  • R.M. v. A.M.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Llinet Rosado
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for the Plaintiff: Sophia Trott, Esq., Mount Vernon, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Defendant: Jayson Lutzky, Esq., Bronx, NY.

    Case Number: 3388/2018

    Spousal Support to Husband Found Unwarranted; Wife Denied Modification of Child Support

  • Matter of Estrella G.-C v. Julio B.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Kings
    Judge: Judge Erik S. Pitchal
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: By: Jason Sender, Esq ., Alan Sputz, Esq., Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, Administration for Children's Services, Family Court Legal Services, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Children: By: Robin Karasyk, Esq., Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, Brooklyn, NY. Attorney for the Respondent Father: By: Lindsay Long-Waldor, Esq., Brooklyn Defender Services — Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn, NY. Attorney for the Non-Respondent Mother: Charles Lawson, Esq., Brooklyn, NY

    Case Number:

    911 Recording Does Not Fall Under Sealing Statute, Available For Use in Family Court Case

  • Matter of Puyi T. v. Justin L.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Kings
    Judge: Judge Javier E. Vargas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Mother and California are represented by: Kathleen Scahill, Esq. from the NYC Corporation Counsel, Family Court Division.
    for defendant: Father is represented by: John Yacos, Esq. Child was represented by: Melissa Ziegler, Esq., for the Children's Law Center.

    Case Number: U-16084-2015

    NY Court Has Continuing Jurisdiction Over Putative Father in Paternity Proceeding

  • Matter of Jonefe R. v. Denise T.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Sarah P. Cooper
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Administration for Children's Services, Family Court Legal Services: By: Jennifer Rentrope, Esq., Alan Sputz, Esq., Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Respondent Denise T.: Sidni Rouse, Esq., The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, New York. Attorney for the Children: Alison Holstein, Esq., Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, Bronx, New York.

    Case Number:

    ACS Fails to Prove Mother Neglected Children by Suffering From a Mental Illness