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Obtaining An Order Of Protection
Obtaining An Order Of Protection Orders of Protection exist to help individuals who are victims of domestic violence to protect themselves. Orders of Protection can be granted by a Criminal Court...
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An Historical Perspective of Mother’s Custody Rights Concerning Their...
An Historical Perspective of Mother’s Custody Rights Concerning Their Children – Part I Historically, courts favored giving custody of young children to mothers. There were several doctrines which were...
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Domestic Violence in New York
Domestic Violence in New York Domestic violence refers to both physical abuse and mental abuse. It most often occurs when two people are involved in a social or personal relationship and/or are living...
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Marriage and Divorce Attitudes of Americans To watch today’s video blog, please click on the link below: http://youtu.be/doBZDQaLbbM Elliot S. Schlissel is a family law attorney with more than 35 years...
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Parenting Plans
Parenting Plans Parenting plans are a modern concept which are designed to allow both parents to have significant impact on their children’s lives. Parenting plans are utilized in cases where the...
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Husband’s Down Payment to Purchase Home Considered Separate Property
Husband’s Down Payment to Purchase Home Considered Separate Property In a recent decision, the Appellate Division of the Third Department, an appeals court, has upheld a Supreme Court decision which...
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Billion Dollar Divorce To watch today’s video blog, please click on the link below: http://youtu.be/OWOHemY4-Kc Elliot S. Schlissel is a divorce attorney with more than 35 years experience representing...
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Father Denied Sole Custody But Should Be Allowed Parenting Time With The...
Father Denied Sole Custody But Should Be Allowed Parenting Time With The Children A father had brought an application to the Family Court seeking a modification of a custody order. Father and mother...
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Child Custody Orders
Child Custody Orders Child custody orders in New York are issued by the Supreme Court in divorce cases and the Family Court where petitions are brought for either child custody or visitation. When the...
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Child’s Surname Changed To That Of Stepfather
Child’s Surname Changed To That Of Stepfather In a proceeding before Judge James D’Auguste in the Civil Court of New York County, an application was made by the mother of a fifteen year old boy to...
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ACS’ Actions Reversed by Appeals Court: Mother Given Custody of Her Youngest...
ACS’ Actions Reversed by Appeals Court: Mother Given Custody of Her Youngest Child Adanna C. had four children. She had lost custody of the oldest three. After losing custody of her three children, she...
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Co-Parenting and the Parenting Plan To watch today’s video blog, please click on the link below: http://youtu.be/fgYkZlb-61U Elliot S. Schlissel represents individuals in divorces, custody cases, child...
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