Category: Child Custody

One of the most common kinds of child custody cases to be determined by New York family court judges is known as relocation custody or "away custody." These are situations wherein the parent with primary custody, following a dissolution of marriage or child custody order, seeks to relocate with the child either out of the...

Family court judges charged with deciding child custody cases weigh a long list of factors, but they will hold this above all others: The best interests of the child. This standard can be used to trump everything else, even what might otherwise be considered fairer for the parents. Brooklyn child custody lawyers note this is...

There are perhaps few terms of a divorce or separation with such high potential for contention like child visitation. While the courts generally prefer to have arrangements wherein the parenting time is split 50-50, family law courts also realize that in some cases, this is neither realistic or even in the best interests of...

Custody battles can be difficult to win and emotionally breaking.  Hiring an experienced child custody attorney is your best assurance of a positive outcome.  A NYC family law attorney can protect your legal rights, but it’s up to the client to take a few steps toward obtaining your goal.

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The damaging consequences of child abuse and neglect serve not only to reshape a child's brain, but can in fact last a lifetime. That's according to research from the national Academy of Sciences in the first major study on child abuse and neglect to be conducted in the last two decades. Our Brooklyn family...

Many clients want to know how they can "win" their Family Court case.  I often tell my clients that there are often on clear winners in these papers.  Abraham Lincoln said "discsourage litigation, persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of...