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  • Matter of Catholic Guardian Servs.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Kings
    Judge: Judge Erik Pitchal
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Petitioner: Mary Jane Sclafani, Esq., Magovern & Sclafani, Mineola, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Respondent: Gabriel Freiman, Esq., Brooklyn Defender Services, Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn, NY.; Attorney for the Child: Kelly Ballinger, Esq., Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number:

    Agency Fails to Show Diligent Efforts, Nor Establish Grounds to Terminate Parental Rights

  • Matter of I.V. v. A.C.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Kings
    Judge: Judge Javier Vargas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Mother, Anna Stern, Esq.
    for defendant: For Father; and for the Child, Ita Ibok, Esq.
    Case Number: V-06737-13/17A,B

    Father Fails to Show Change in Circumstances Warranting Changing Mother's Visitations

  • Matter of Justelle R v. Justino R. Jr.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Kings
    Judge: Judge Erik Pitchal
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: By Lindsay Egan, Esq., Alan Sputz, Esq., Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, Administration for Children's Services, Family Court Legal Services, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Respondent: Hannah Mercuris, Esq., Brooklyn Defender Services, Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn, NY.; Attorney for the Children: Caitlin Andrews, Esq., Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice, Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number:

    ACS Fails to Prove Neglect Allegations in Petition Against Father as Children Unharmed

  • Matter of M.M. v. M.A.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Aija Tingling
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Shapiro, Esq.
    for defendant: Angela Yeboah, Esq.
    Case Number: V-33037-17/17B

    NY Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Matter, Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

  • DS v. MW

    Publication Date: 2018-07-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Jeffrey Goodstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number:

    Court Lacks Authority to Rule on Post-Trial Motions; Appellate Division Appropriate Forum

  • Matter of S.B.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-06
    Practice Area: Family Law | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Chemung
    Judge: Justice David Guy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioner was represented by Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C., Douglas J. Mahr, Esq. and Gina M. Glover, Esq., of counsel.
    for defendant: Robert L. Halpin, Esq., The Halpin Law Firm, was appointed counsel by the Court to represent AIP.; Mental Hygiene Legal Service (3rd Dept.), Richard Wenig, Esq., of counsel, was appointed by the Court as Court Evaluator.; Denice Hamm, Esq., Hamm & Roe, LLP, represented sister of petitioner.
    Case Number: 2017-1474

    AIP Cannot be Compelled to Undergo Requested Evaluation Denying Article 81 Petition

  • Matter of Elizabetta C. v. Kayla C.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Clinton
    Judge: Judge Timothy Lawliss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas H. Webb III, Esq., of counsel, Clinton County Department of Social Services, Plattsburgh.
    for defendant: For Kayla C.: Matthew E. Douthat, Esq., Plattsburgh ; For Cody C.: Joseph R. Mucia, Esq., of counsel, Niles, Bracy and Mucia, Plattsburgh; For Joseph C.: Lauren Parnes, Esq., Plattsburgh; Attorney for the Children: Meredith A. Neverett, Esq., Plattsburgh.
    Case Number:

    Father Intervenes for Purpose of Seeking Children's Release; DSS Fails to Show Unfitness

  • C.F. v. D.M.F.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Monroe
    Judge: Justice Richard Dollinger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Jennifer Fazio, Esq., Rochester, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: Gregory Mott, Esq., Rochester, New York.
    Case Number: 2017/11362

    Benefits Found Husband's Separate Property But Income for Calculation of Maintenance Award

  • Matter of K.G. v. C.H.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Judith Gische
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant-respondent: Roberta A. Kaplan and John C. Quinn of counsel, Kaplan & Company LLP, New York, Danielle C. Lesser and Andrew P. Merten of counsel, Morrison Cohen LLP, New York, and Nancy Chemtob and Jeremy J. Bethel of counsel, Chemtob Moss & Forman, LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For respondent-appellant: Bonnie E. Rabin, Gretchen Beall Schumann, Tim James and Lindsay Pfeffer of counsel, Cohen Rabin Stine Schumann LLP, New York.; For amicus curiae: Virginia F. Tent, Matthew J. Pickel, Iris H. Xie and Naseem Faqihi Alawadhi of counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York.
    Case Number: 309154/16

    Incomplete Record Bars Woman From Standing to Seek Custody of Unrelated, Nondaoptive Child

  • Matter of Maliha A. v. Onu M.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge John Hunt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: O-09536-18

    Ex-Boyfriend's Conduct Did Not Rise to Level of Family Offense, Dismissing Petition