New York Family Law Blog

A four-year-old girl, severely malnourished, was found dead in a dirty Brooklyn apartment. There was evidence that she had been tied to her bed, New York Family Lawyers have learned.
The little girl weighed a scant 15 pounds. The bruises and marks on her ankles were indications that she had been tied with twine, police sources told a New York Family Lawyer. The cause of the child’s death is currently unknown, leaving police unsure if the case is one of horrific neglect or merely the tragic end of a child who had never been very healthy to begin with.
The Administration for Children’s Services had hired an outside agency to help the family, who was having trouble caring for the girl, but according to a New York Family Lawyer, the organization had failed to live up to its obligations. “My wife is a wonderful mother. I’ve never seen her hurt her kids,” said the girl’s father, 30, who is currently separated. “It’s hard for me to believe she would do anything like that.”
The girl was born prematurely, weighing not much more than a pound. She had spent almost her entirely life in hospitals. “She was beautiful, smart, and very playful,” the father said. He also said he knew nothing about his daughter being tied down.
Family matters can be difficult and they only become more so when entangled with legal matters. Let a New York Family Attorney help you in situations like these. A New York Family Attorney will do everything possible to assure a quick and fair ending to your case.

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Divorce is common today, and has ended many marriages. But for marriages that have produced children, the family life is not over yet, and there is still parenting to be done. Divorce may be the end for the relationship of the parents, but the children are still caught in the middle, and it’s up to the parents to make the change in relationship either painful or as smooth as such a thing could possibly be, says a New York Family Lawyer.
There are a few things that can be done to make divorce or separation somewhat easier for the children and make co-parenting when the parents are apart less of a challenge with the use of a few simple rules, New York Family Lawyers advice.
It also could help matters along to keep things organized. Different parents will have different schedules, New York Family Lawyers have noticed, and it is very important that these schedules work together for the good of the children involved.
Divorce is sometimes inevitable, but when children are involved, it makes everything that much harder, because they should be the primary consideration in any proceedings. Even when the split between parents is amicable, the process can be made much smoother when there is a New York Family Attorney involved.
The breakup of a family will never be easy, but a New York Family Attorney can certainly make your case more equitable and less painful to handle.

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A new book asserts that more than half of all Americans view married same-sex partners as families, a New York Family Lawyer has learned. In fact, most appear to consider unmarried gay or lesbian couples to be a family, as well. This same book also has studies from the New York Times that show more than ever consider homosexuality to be an inborn natural trait.
This is not the end of the story, however, New York Family Lawyers have learned. There is a lot to celebrate in the new book, from the view point of those who advocate gay rights, but there are a few points of contention, as well. Some coverage of the study from the Associated Press uncovers some details that are not quite as cheering, including this part: “There’s a solid core resisting this trend who are more willing to include pets in their definition than same-sex partners.” This solid core is about 30 percent, according to a New York Family Lawyer. A lead researcher in the study had an understated reply: “The sheer idea that gay couples are given less status than pets should give us pause.”
As families change, or even the view of families change, so does family law. You’ll need a New York Family Attorney to help you untangle all the laws you’ll encounter when family matters intersect with legal matters. Your case is important and should be allowed to have the best possible resolution. A New York Family Attorney can provide that.

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The state of Oregon has engaged in a rare battle against a Canadian woman over the costs of more than two years of foster care, a New York Family Lawyer reports.
The mother lost custody of her 12-year-old son after leaving him with his stepfather for the summer in 2008, and regained custody in June of 2010. The state would like her to pay for the cost of foster care, which amounts to about $24,000 per year. The charges are being disputed in a Canadian court.
“Not only were we dragged into a broken system, now they’re saying, ‘You must pay for this,’” the mother told a New York Family Lawyer. She did not discuss the legal details, including the actual cost of the care. All questions were referred to her attorney, who was unavailable to answer at the time.
New York Family Lawyers state that such international disputes are rare. State governments usually try to get reimbursed by other states. “States are federally required to do this,” a law professor from the University of Baltimore told a New York Family Lawyer. He also said, however, “At least they’re supposed to exercise discretion before referring a case for enforcement.”
There are literally thousands of laws on the books when it comes to family and family problems, and they can sometimes do more to confuse the issue than help it, unless you have the assistance of a New York Family Attorney. If you or a loved one has legal problems pertaining to family, a New York Family Attorney is standing by, ready to assist.

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A Los Angeles billionaire has been allowed to hold on to the rest of his money, thanks to a jury, a New York Family Lawyer has learned. It has been ruled that he does not owe his two adult children, a 22-year-old daughter, and an 18-year-old son, any more money. The children were hoping to get retroactive child support of $400,000 a month each. It was their assertion that the out-of-court payments their father had made to their mother were well below what a family court might have ordered.
The billionaire, a very private man, was forced to watch as his private life, including his children, his former girlfriend, and even former attorneys all were displayed in court, according to a New York Family Lawyer.
The case against him presented him as an absentee father who never attended in any important events in family life, not even being present when his children were born. Questions arose about such intensely personal things as love notes, sleepovers, and his preferences in contraception.
Many expected the billionaire to settle in order to avoid all the attention, but his attorneys were certain he would win out. The jury decided in less than three hours, 9 to 3, to decide in the billionaire’s favor. He will continue to pay for his children’s education until they are 25, a New York Family Lawyer has learned.
Family matters can be painful, especially when it comes to the point of invoking legal procedures. These circumstances are just the time you need a New York Family Lawyer. You need someone who knows the law, someone who can represent you in court, and there is no one better for this purpose than a New York Family Attorney.

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The popularity of Facebook grows daily as more and more people share the details of their lives online on a daily or even hourly basis. Some of those details, however, may come back to hurt them, according to a New York Family Lawyer.
“When people are typing on their cell phone and computer and no one is around, they have a sense of anonymity when none really exists,” a Florida family law attorney told a New York Family Lawyer. “You are putting it out to the world and you think it’s just going to friends. It goes to everybody.”
The attorney has used online posts as evidence in a number of divorce cases. For instance, a soon-to-be-ex-husband was accepting alimony payments from his wife, who was represented by the attorney, because he said he was unemployed.
Unfortunately for him, the unemployed man called himself a business owner on Facebook and talked about his trips to Las Vegas, South America, and Sea World, each of these trips taken with his new girlfriend.
Consequently, a judge refused him alimony.
New York Family Lawyers have learned of another case in which a father claimed not to have enough money for child support, but his online photos showed him in a Ferrari, taking a cruise, and even selling some land. This was used as evidence in court.
There are pitfalls to avoid when pursuing any legal proceeding. Let a New York Family Attorney help you avoid those pitfalls. Everyone makes mistakes, but in a court case, those mistakes could cost you a great deal of money. If you have a New York Family Attorney advising you, you can avoid those mistakes and win your case.

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In what may seem to be a strange twist of legal interpretation, a Texas court of appeals has ruled that gay couples who were legally married in other states, where gay marriage is legal, may not divorce in Texas – a state where gay marriage is not recognized by the law, according to a New York Family Lawyer.
The 5th Texas Court of Appeleas made the ruling, which stated that a Dallas judge did not have jurisdiction to grant a divorce to two men who lived in Dallas, but were married in Massachusetts, said a New York Family Lawyer.
The same judge also made the ruling that Texas could not limit marriage to being only between a man and a woman. The appeals court disagreed, saying that the Texas laws against same-sex marriage do not violate the Constitution.
The Dallas couple, who are only known by aliases in their court filings, were married in 2006 in Massachusetts, but were separated two years later. The attorney for one of the men told a New York Family Lawyer they had not yet decided if they were going to make an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.
Family law is just as tangled as any other form of law. A New York Family Attorney is just the person to navigate it for you, if you or a loved one are going through family difficulties. There is no one better than a New York Family Attorney to assist you in matters of family law.

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Births, marriages, and divorces are big milestones in life. There were a few less of these major occurrences in the lives of Americans in 2009, according to the findings of a New York Family Lawyer.
The birthrate in the United States fell yet again in 2009, detailed in a report by the National Center for Health Statistics. There were 13.5 births per 1,000 people last year, while the rate was 13.9 births per 1,000 people in 2008. Both of these were lower than the 2007 rate, which was 14.3 births per 1,000 people.
Not only births saw a decline in numbers, but the number of marriages and divorces also dropped in 2009. According to reports assessed by New York Family Lawyers, there was an estimated 6.8 marriages per 1,000 people in 2009. The marriage rate was 7.1 per 1,000 people in 2008 and 7.3 per 1,000 people in 2007.
New York Family Lawyers were not able to find data in every state to determine divorce rates, but it is estimated that there were 3.4 divorces per 1,000 people in 2009, 3.5 divorces per 1,000 people in 2008, and 3.6 divorces per 1,000 people 2007.
Family is an ever-changing thing. People are born, people are married, people get divorced – and there are a great many legal challenges when all these events occur. Let a New York Family Attorney help you navigate all of those changes. A New York Family Attorney stands ready to help you with any legal questions or proceedings when it comes to family matters.

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A civil trial in Staten Island involving Children’s Services and top federal lawyer was ruled a mistrial. She indicated that Children’s Services entered her home in Staten Island and conducted an illegal search of the home.

The jury in this case didn’t feel that the cps or caseworkers were acted irresponsibly but did award $100,000 to the woman. New York Family Lawyers report that the woman refused to allow the caseworkers into her home when they came searching for her brother’s three young children over a year ago. Brooklyn Federal Judge David Trager said it appears that the jury thinks that the city should foot the bill on this one.

Massachusetts authorities were investigating allegations of child abuse and thought that the children might be in the home, however, the out of state court order was not valid in New York. And, as it all turned out, the children were not in her home. New York Family Lawyers may be needed to help with the details of this case especially since children are involved.

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Paul McCartney wanted to end his marriage to Heather Mills as fast as possible but it just wasn't meant to be.

Heather Mills has chosen to file for divorce in both England and America. Unfortunately for Paul this probably entails a long and nasty fight which he was trying to avoid.

McCartney's split up with Mills will ruin his usually care free life of music and royalties. She on the other hand seems to be enjoying all of this and looking forward to an increase in her bank account.

If anyone, including family members, is involved in a divorce, it is a complete necessity to have a New York Family Lawyer to handle your case. Such issues as visitation, joint custody and full custody will certainly be in the mix. A competent attorney gives you the best opportunity to solve your domestic situation in the most advantageous manner.

Child abuse and neglect are not at issue here so, no order of protection has been put into effect says a New York Family Lawyer.

It is obvious that this will be a fight to the finish as Mills continues to grab headlines even if they are embarrassing and crude headlines. It has been reported that wants enough money so that she can erect a statue of herself in gold with a lewd scene taking place between her and a German man.

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