New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | March 24, 2023
Judicial proceedings, including matrimonial actions, are presumptively open to the public and the press unless there are compelling reasons for closure.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Sondra J. Miller | March 22, 2023
Conflict exists between the rights of the child to be heard and the due process rights of the parties in a custodial proceeding, but an in camera interview may provide information to the judge relevant to the proceedings, a former state Supreme Court justice writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Linda J. Kostin | March 21, 2023
Our Family Courts will not be able to function without the representation of children provided by panel AFC.
By Brian Lee | March 15, 2023
If approved, the expanded hours would begin one night per week in two of the city's boroughs, expanding to three boroughs by 2025.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Karen Freedman and Glenn Metsch-Ampel | March 14, 2023
The author of a recent Law Journal column concludes by asking, in part, "How far away are we from allowing children to participate fully in the determination of what is in their best interest?" Thankfully, we are even closer than he may think.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Peter J. Galasso | March 13, 2023
When a child is the victim of parental alienation, the child's rights and voice may be insidiously muted by the time of trial, which urgently necessitates a judge's preemptive intervention at an in-camera conference, a longtime matrimonial attorney writes.
By Robert Z. Dobrish | March 10, 2023
Children's capacity to engage in custody matters is expanding. We're not quite there yet, but this article looks at this expanding role of children in their own matter and asks "How far away are we from the day when a child might have the right to employ counsel and initiate a custody proceeding?"
By Brian Lee | March 9, 2023
The caseloads of attorneys for children, ranging up to 150 child clients, can be triple those of government and parent attorneys.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alton L. Abramowitz | March 9, 2023
On Aug. 31, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Ann M. Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York issued her decision and order, which provides lawyers with the opportunity to review the end result of the case's protracted proceedings, something that is not always available in those state courts where lower court decisions are not regularly reported and published.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack | March 7, 2023
Many court hearings are now virtual. This means that some or all of the litigants and witnesses participate by video. Are virtual hearings compromising the Fourth Amendment rights of domestic violence victims/survivors and children involved with Child Protective Services?
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