New York Family Law Blog

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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Remember the good old days when skipping a day of school was not punishable by fines and jail time? Most of us have taken an unscheduled day off of school at one time or another as children, having begged our parents, with sleepy eyes, to just let us stay in bed, suggests a New York Family Lawyer. According to school officials and lawmakers, those days are no longer acceptable. 

Truancy is a big problem in public schools, reports a New York Family Lawyer. A truant child is one who has three or more unexcused absences in a school year. Those just because days are to blame. Authorities are sending a big message that it is not okay for children to miss school just because they don't feel like going.

Although this is not your normal Child Neglect, in New York City and Queens this kind of parental action or lack thereof comes very close.
Now a new law has been enacted that will fine parents of habitually truant children up to $2000 if they do not attempt to see that their children are at their desk each and every day. 

Granted, there are parents who simply do not care whether their kids get an education or not, and these parents are the focus of these heightened penalties. And while a $2000 fine might seem excessive, failing to pay that fine and get your kids up and on the bus could land parents in jail, according to this new law. 

Obviously this bill is targeted towards parents of children whose truancy has become excessive and will not affect a family who decides to take a road trip one day rather than sit in a stuffy classroom or work cubicle, establishes the New York Family Lawyer. Even so, it might make parents think twice when considering the pleas of sleepy children that a day off from school is exactly what they need.

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