Question: Evan is our first grandson and he spends a lot of time with us, the father now wants a forensic study done with his mother as the second parent. We weren’t even asked to participate. The lawyer we have hired says we have no voice in this custody hearing, and our background with the grandchild does […]
Monthly Archives: September 2015
When you go through a mediation process in New York, your mediator prepares an agreement at the conclusion of the mediation. That document is called a Memorandum of Understanding, also known as an MOU. That document is not signed by the parties, and it is not a valid or enforceable separation agreement. It is a […]
An Order of Protection is administered to keep someone that is harming you away. You can get an Order of Protection for two to five years, depending on the aggravating circumstances. Aggravating circumstances are when someone is using a weapon, using a gun, or physically harming you. Under these circumstances, the court will be likely […]
New York is an Equitable Distribution state. Equitable means fair, and in the vast majority of cases in New York State, property is divided equally. It is New York public policy to value the contributions of the spouse who stays home to care for the family equally to the contributions of the spouse who is […]
If you’re afraid to see the respondent in court, notify a court officer once you arrive. If you don’t want to be around the respondent, don’t want to see them, or are scared that they are going to hurt you, that court officer can take you to a safe room while you wait to go […]