Mark Hamblett 03/28/2016 Intimate partner violence should have prevented a judge from awarding a man more than $283,000 in fees and costs in an international child custody dispute, a federal appeals court said Friday....

Case Conclusion Date: 01.07.2016 Practice Area: Child Support Outcome: After nearly a year of conferences and document discovery, my firm was able to dismiss the petitioner's violation petition and it was held that wife did not meet her burden of proof regarding child...

In this action for divorce, the Supreme Court of the County of Westchester concluded that the husband dissipated marital assets by supporting a second family using income received by his spouse.  Specifically, in stated in dicta: “In determining an equitable...

Background Plaintiff commenced the above action for divorce with the filing of the summons with [*2]notice on September 2, 2011. Defendant appeared in the action and filed an answer on February 14, 2012. As of the date of commencement of the action, there were no...

New York Law Journal December 16, 2015 http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202744924340/#.Vnb7PnPvoMg.mailto A federal judge has taken the rare step of ordering a plaintiff and his lawyer to pay some of New York City's costs for defending a meritless civil rights...

On November 5, 2015, Judge Peter H. Moulton, presiding judge over the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL), ruled in Warren v. AmChem Products, et al., 190281/2014, that J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., was subject to spoliation sanctions for the...

A.G. v L.G. 2015 NY Slip Op 51310(U) Decided on August 24, 2015 Supreme Court, Essex County Muller, J. Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official...

By: Avi Cohen http://www.lawfirms.com/resources/divorce/are-tuition-expenses-private-school-recoverable-child-support-divorce-order Are non-custodial parents obligated to contribute towards private/religious school expenses once child support has been determined by...

Source from: http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2015/2015-ny-slip-op-51290-u.html   Salgado v Deglinnocenti 2015 NY Slip Op 51290(U) Decided on September 2, 2015 District Court Of Nassau County, First District Fairgrieve, J. Published by New York State...

Sourced from newyorklawjournal.com A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has levied a $317,000 sanction against a law firm and two of its partners in a matrimonial case, saying they made "misrepresentations and knowingly false statements to the court." Justice Ellen Gesmer,...