It is important to understand that when New York courts are managing child custody, the focus is on protecting the best interest of the child. As those with children know, there are no clear-cut guidelines for this which makes custody…

Often referred to as a “move-away case”, parents with physical custody will often want to relocate after the separation from the other parent, and sometimes this relocation can take them out of the same town, or sometimes out of the…

Custody battles, without question, are the nastiest, most emotional part of any divorce proceeding, and that’s because unlike in divorces without children, this is a family that is being torn apart. These are assets that are beyond value; time with…

Spouses that are estranged or fully divorced often try to take matters into their own hands, in an attempt to show the court “who the other party really is”. A common feeling is that the judge is falling for the…

The consequences of a DWI are not just in the punishment for the crime, but in the subsequent impacts, it can have on other aspects of your life. If the convicted individual is a parent, this can have a serious…

The ultimate motivation behind proving you are the “better parent” to the court is tied to the desire to have majority, if not sole, custody of your child. After all, if you are able to prove that you are the…

There is an increasing rate of grandparents gaining custody of their grandchildren, due to special circumstances that impact the best interest of the child. However, the threshold of proving that the child living with their grandparents is in the best…

When the court constructs a custody arrangement, and in deciding the specific details of the custody of the child/children, there are some relevant factors, and a few, highly important, considerations. The court, in deciding the custody of the child, must…

The term “unfit parent” is thrown around a lot, and is interpreted to mean different things depending on the context of its use, and the arena in which it is said. In the realm of family court, many misunderstand this…

If a parent is awarded sole custody, this, in turn, gives them absolute autonomy in the decision-making process (and the execution of those decisions). This is because a parent with sole custody has both legal custody and physical custody of…