New York Family Law Blog

Michele Elyzabeth claims that Heather Mills for whom she once worked is a liar and has misled her and everybody else on the planet as far as what kind of person Mills is. This comes a few weeks after Michele stopped doing publicity for the former wife of Beatle Paul McCartney.

Elyzabeth says that false stories about McCartney were leaked by Mills and that she even has Paul's phone bugged. She recorded conversations and played them for the then publicist. One of the recordings was between McCartney and his daughter. Mills wore gloves so that her finger prints would not show up.

In the tapped phone conversation with his daughter, Stella, Paul complains that Mills is driving him nuts with her craziness. Elyzabeth comes to the conclusion that Mills was in this for the money alone. The gold digger came out on top as she was given a 50 million dollar settlement back In March when the divorce was granted. NY Family Lawyers in Nassau and Suffolk Counties have taken note of this particular case and are aware of the outcome.

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According to a prominent New York Family Lawyer there is a new bill proposed which could revamp the child custody laws? This will force judges to offer equal parenting time to parents unless one is said to be unfit for parenting.
The state is trying to make child custody laws much fairer. If both parents are loving and fit then they should both be involved. Two parents are needed to raise well rounded children.
There are a large number of supporters of this bill. It says that it would prevent many fathers from being nothing more than visitors to their child’s lives. Instead they will be able to be part of their life. This will also make the child’s life much more stable.
If this bill was passed then any parents divorcing would need to create a parenting plan. This would then say which parent the child would be with on different days on the week. If the parents are unable to reach a decision then the judge would order joint custody.
A New York Family Lawyer questions the ability of the bill to stabilize the life for the child. It is thought that this could mean that children will have to sacrifice.
Supporters say that they just want both parties to have fair representation under the law. They argue that at the moment they are not treated fairly.
The NY Family Lawyer points out that life has changed a lot over the years. In the 50’s it might have made sense for the mother to retain custody of the children. However, now with both parents working almost all the time, this will not always be the case.
Other supporters of the bill said that it was a good idea. However, they said that the definition of an unfit parent would need to be extended. This will make sure that any criminals or violent people are not able to get equal custody of their children. Bills like this are studied in New York City and Long Island to find out the significance for their venues.
In the bill, an unfit parent is described as someone who fails to offer the proper level of care to their child or to harm the child in any way.

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Heather Mills was taken to task for her behavior in the divorce hearings with Paul McCartney. The judge said her testimony was "inconsistent and inaccurate."

The judge said that she was not very impressive as a witness and this is something that Mills did not want publicized.

On the other hand, the judge said that McCartney handled himself in an admirable way during the six-day hearing.

The ex Beatle is coming off a divorce after losing his wife, Linda, to Cancer a few years ago.

If a divorce has become part of your life, you will require a New York Family Lawyer to represent you. What will undoubtedly be involved are such issues as visitation, joint custody and full custody. A skilled and professional attorney will give you the best chance of coming through a difficult time with results you can live with. New York Family Attorneys in The Bronx and Manhattan pay attention to cases like this for precedent.

Mills and McCartney have a daughter together but child abuse and neglect are not at issue here so, no order of protection has been put into effect.

Their daughter is Beatrice, aged four.

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Police have recently charged a man in a worrying case where he left his child alone with a loaded weapon. The man went out and is alleged to of left his five year old daughter alone in the house with a loaded gun explains a New York Family Lawyer. This left his child in extreme danger of being killed, or injured.
While adults will understand that these weapons are dangerous and should not be touched, Children will not. A 5 year old child would not know that the gun wasn’t a toy which is what makes the case even more dangerous.
The 44 year old man was arrested for operating machinery under the influence. The arrest was made during the early evening of March 19th. The Police report has since been obtained by the NYC Family Lawyer.
The police department visited the home of the accused man at 1:09 am. They found the young five year old girl by herself asleep. The girl had obviously gotten herself ready for bed and gone to sleep, which is something her father should have done. This father simply doesn’t deserve to be a dad. Cases like this are taken very seriously in New York City and Queens.
When asked where her father was, she explained that she didn’t know. It is thought that this is a common occurrence in the household and that this is not unusual. The young girl was looked after by the Police until the parents were finally tracked down.
A search of the premises by police discovered two handguns, both of which were loaded and could of killed or wounded. It’s important that this kind of thing is not allowed to happen again. Five year old children should never be left home alone anyway, even if there aren’t any loaded weapons in the house.
Parents should have a good understanding of how to look after children with their best interests in mind. In this case, the father’s instincts were lacking. It’s fortunate that nothing worse happened whilst this child was left home alone. The police department could of quite easily made a much more gruesome and distressing discovery if things were different.

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