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The Facts of the Case

On 20 December 1988, a boy was born, the herein subject child. On 17 January 1989, he came under the care and custody of petitioner-appellant. On 6 March 1991, the Child Welfare Agency (CWA) filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of the subject child’s natural parents on the grounds of abandonment and permanent neglect. A New York Family Lawyer said that on 9 July 1992, the mother who is not a party to the herein appeal, had her parental rights terminated on the ground of abandonment. Prior to the fact-finding hearing concerning the respondent father, the agency withdrew the allegations of permanent neglect and proceeded on the abandonment cause of action alone. Meanwhile, respondent father was arrested approximately one month after his son’s birth and remains incarcerated to date. It is undisputed that respondent father made no contact with his son or the agency between the date of his arrest and the filing of the petition more than two years later. Nonetheless, after a fact-finding hearing, the Family Court dismissed the petition on the grounds that respondent father proved that he did everything he could to locate his son; that petitioner discouraged contact between respondent father and his son; and that petitioner made no attempt to notify respondent father as to the whereabouts of his son. Thus, an appeal of the said order of the court followed.

The Ruling of the Court:

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The petitioner in this case is Sean H. and the respondent is Leila H. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Bronx County. This case brings up an interesting situation where the husband held himself as the father of the wife’s child, even though he knew that he was not. For over four years the petitioner, Sean H. acted as the father of the child. A New York Family Lawyer said this included signing an acknowledgment of paternity and giving the child his name. Now the petitioner and respondent are estranged and the biological father of the child has reentered the respondent’s life. The question before the court is who the legal father of the child is and who has the right to pursue visitation rights with the child.

Case Background

The petitioner is seeking visitation rights with the child, T. who is the biological child of the respondent. The petitioner and respondent were married after the child was born. The child was born on the 17th of November, 1997. Almost two years after the birth the petitioner signed an acknowledgment of paternity and his name was added to the child’s birth certificate. The couple held the child out to be the biological father of the child for several years.

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The petitioner and respondent in this case is Jennifer M. The respondent and appellant of the case is Derek J. This case is being heard in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

A New York Family Lawyer said the order that is being appealed in this case was made in the Family Court of Bronx County by Judge Alma Cordova. The order was entered on or around the 24th of May, 2010 and granted the respondent father with supervised visitation rights with the child of the couple. A five year order of protection was issued against him.

Court Discussion

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Child custody disputes are always difficult for everyone involved. They become even more difficult when a traumatic incident occurs that changes all of the rules. Whenever a couple divorces, the custody of the children becomes of paramount concern. If one parent gets primary custody and lives a great distance away, it can pose a hardship on the other parent to maintain a meaningful relationship with the children. It is always the goal of the New York Family Court to take action that is in the best interests of the children. A New York Family Lawyer said toward this goal, the New York Family Court seeks to instill in the primary custodial parent that it is essential that the children are not used as leverage against the non-custodial parent. The children will benefit from continuing a positive relationship with both of their parents. Sometimes, this problem is enhanced by traumatic circumstances that have a strong emotional impact on the parents and the children who are involved.

One such case began when a couple were married in 1980 in Florida. By 1986 they had determined that they could not live together and were divorced. They had three children at the time of the divorce. Full custody was awarded to the mother in Florida. In 1988, a man who knew the mother only by acquaintance broke in to her home and kidnapped the two daughters. He raped and tortured the little girls. A New York Custody Lawyer said one of the girls died as a result of the attack. The other one was seriously injured.

Following this incident, the father filed a motion with the Florida Court to change the primary physical custody of the children to him. The petition was granted and the children moved with their father to Rochester, New York. The father had promised the court under order of the court that he would continue to take the surviving child to counseling to help her deal with the trauma associated with the rape and death of her sister. The mother was granted liberal contact and access to the children.

The plaintiff and appellant of the case is Alveda King Beal. The defendants and appellees of the case are Paramount Pictures Corporation, et al.

Appeal

A New York Criminal Lawyer said the plaintiff is appealing the grant of a summary judgment in a copy right infringement case that was made by the district court in favor of the defendants. The original ruling of the court rejected Alveda King Beal’s claim that stated “Coming to America,” a movie starring Eddie Murphy, was in violation of the copyright laws that protected her adventure novel titled “The Arab Heart.”

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The United States of America is the plaintiff and appellee in this case. The defendants and appellants of the case are Mona Watson, Kelvin Jackquet, Anthony Gage, Manuel DeJesus Parada, Luis Rios Castano, Esnoraldo Posado-Rios, Elisa Murga, Carlos Mena, Raul Gamboa, and Carmenza Guzman Varon.

The Case

A New York Criminal Lawyer said in the month of December in the year 1992, an indictment charged 35 defendants of drug trafficking and other charges that came about from a conspiracy that started in 1985. The 10 defendants in this case were found guilty of several offenses and the majority of these defendants are now challenging a number of the rulings.

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Politician Edwards has yet to admit that he is the father of a “love child” between him and a former aide. Documents state that he is indeed the father. It has been reported that there is an ongoing battle dealing with money between Rielle hunter, the mother and Edwards. The baby is 22-month old Frances Quinn Hunter. Hunter wants more than $17,000 a month in support for expenses such as eating out, club dues and memberships, security guards, and for haircuts and for home rental expenses.

In New York State family court issues such as Paternity, Custody and Child Support can become very difficult issues. When trying to obtain one the other comes into question, therefore, its best to have an experienced New York Custody Lawyer who can help you prepare the best case possible in order to meet your needs.

Here at Stephen Bilkis and Associates we have a skilled legal team on standby ready to help you with your case.

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In this past year’s elections it was obvious to Ohio Republicans that the families of their state agreed with their promise to eliminate estate or “death taxes,” reported a New York Custody Lawyer.

The State holds a deficit currently of more than $8 billion. This tax cut promises to create more jobs, enhance consumer confidence and to encourage elderly citizens to maintain local residence.

“Our wealthier, older citizens change their legal residence to their property in Florida to avoid having their survivors pay estate taxes when they die,” said a local republican.

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After drinking beer all day long, a 23-year-old man was recently pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving, said a New York Family Lawyer. What the police didn’t expect to find were seven children in his car. The man allegedly had three of the children in the trunk and four in the backseat all unrestrained and all under the age of 15.

“I was taking the kids to a birthday party,” he said, “and the only way I could fit them all in the car was to put some in the trunk,” he went on to say. The man was arrested for drunk driving and child endangerment.

“His blood alcohol level was. 16, which is twice the legal limit.” The man reportedly admitted to having several beers throughout the day and claims the children were never in any danger and weren’t scared.

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Divorce court is going to require a lot more time and planning than anticipated for the attorneys for Dodgers owners Jamie and Frank McCourt after an agreement they signed early in their marriage was found to be invalid, according to a New York Family Lawyer and court reports, the Judge involved in the case, after much deliberation, ruled their agreement for property attained during their marriage, to be invalid and not presentable in either case.

“What we do now,” said one attorney involved in the case, “is the court is going to have to decide asset by asset how to award the assets.” She went on to say that the judge’s decision would not equate into a 50-50 division in assets, specifically the ownership of the Dodgers ball club.

Frank McCourt’s attorney insists to NY Family Lawyers that he is the sole owner of the Dodgers and plans to plead this part of the case strongly as the case continues.