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Recent Posts in Child Custody

  • Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 23-Apr-2020

    Navigating Child Custody During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Navigating Child Custody During the Coronavirus Pandemic Not long after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) arrived in the United States, the president declared a national emergency. Since mid-March, states across the country have systematically shut ...
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  • Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 22-Nov-2019

    Child Custody During the Holidays

    Now that the holidays are upon us, we thought it was fitting to discuss the issue of child custody during the holiday season. For most people, the holidays are a joyous time of year that involves family gatherings, good food, spending time with loved ...
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  • Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 15-Aug-2017

    New York Child Custody & Relocation Cases

    Following a divorce, it is not unusual for a custodial parent to want to relocate to a different county or even a different state. Understandably, such a move can certainly affect a child’s relationships with friends, extended family, ...
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  • Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 27-Mar-2017

    Establishing Paternity in New York

    When a child is born to parents who are married, the law automatically assumes that the mother's husband is the child's legal father. However, when a child is born out-of-wedlock, the child does not have a "legal father" until ...
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  • Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 8-Dec-2016

    Surviving the Holidays as a Co-Parent

    The holiday season is a stressful period for any family with young children, but for parents who has recently divorced or are going through a divorce, the holidays can be a particularly harrowing time of year. Below, we take a look at three tips all ...
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  • Posted By Samuelson Hause Samuelson Geffner & Kersch, LLP 1-Sep-2016

    Top 4 Child Custody Mistakes Parents Make

    While the courts now leave many child custody decisions up to couples who can work together and create parenting plans, there are still instances when common ground cannot be reached and a judge must make a determination. In these child custody ...
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  • Posted By Richard Hause 6-Aug-2014

    Are a Parent's Sexual Practices a Basis for Finding Them to be Unfit as a Parent?

    Divorce can be an extremely emotionally charged period of a person's life, complete with feelings of uncertainty, betrayal and mistrust. One of the most important issues that must be dealt with during a divorce is custody and visitation of the ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 18-Jun-2014

    Relocating Children After an Initial Custody Award

    One of the most difficult decisions to make after you have been awarded custody, and wish to relocate within miles of your residence, or to a distant state or foreign country is the effect such move will have on the child. To do so would necessarily ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 30-May-2014

    PLANNING FOR CUSTODY BEGINS AT THE TRIAL LEVEL

    Many lawyers plan for a custody trial without any regard for the appellate division later revisiting the minutes and concluding that there is nothing in the record to obviate the decision of the trial judge. Expressed another way, the evidence ...
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  • Posted By Samueson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP 11-Feb-2014

    Parental Alienation Case Successfully Litigated

    Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP was successful in obtaining sole custody for a client, the father of a teenage daughter, in a change of custody proceeding. In this case, the parents never married, the mother lived out-of-state in the South, and ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 6-Sep-2013

    What You Should Expect when You Hire a Matrimonial Attorney

    One of the most important aspects of your divorce representation is not only to select an experienced lawyer but to choose competent and well respected expert witnesses. These may include a forensic accountant, an economist, or a business broker who ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 2-Aug-2013

    Tips on Negotiating Custody and Visitation Agreements

    Nothing is more important in custody litigation then to get what you have bargained for. Although at the time of such negotiations you will be anxious to compromise and reach an agreement in order to avoid the emotional trauma and expense that a ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 19-Jul-2013

    WHICH PARENT GETS DECISION MAKING IN A CUSTODY DISPUTE

    A recent case decided in the Appellate Division Second Department makes clear that in custody litigation, the court can award sole custody to one parent, while providing for decision making in specific areas of the child's life, to the other. See ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 21-Jun-2013

    Court Requires Hearing in Custody Modification

    In past postings to this Blog we have discussed the need to draw thorough legal papers in order to convince the court that a hearing is necessary to decide the issue of a modification of a custody and visitation order, so as to avoid a dismissal on ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 15-May-2013

    Mother Refused Permission to Relocate Children

    Because we are living in a mobile society, the problem of a move to a distant state (and sometimes even a country) is a vexing problem, both for the parents and the courts as well. As this blog has commented on this issue before, advising never to ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 1-Apr-2013

    Modifying Stipulations with Respect to Custody and Visitation

    Many times couples who are in litigation over either custody, visitation, or relocation of children to a distant residence, do so without sufficient thought of entering a settlement stipulation and having the court "so order" or direct ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 18-Jan-2011

    Permanent Spousal Maintenance

    A recent case (January 18th, 2011) makes clear that in a proper case, permanent maintenance may be awarded. In Bayer v. Bayer, that involved a husband in a long term marriage populated with children, who was a high earning doctor, and a corresponding ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 18-Dec-2010

    Drug and Alcohol Testing in Custody Cases

    There are many instances where a parent is addicted to either prescription drugs, or to illegal drugs such as cocaine or marijuana. When this occurs and there is a custody dispute between parents, it is most important on the very first visit before a ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 16-Nov-2010

    Getting Ready to Try a Custody Case

    Getting ready to try a custody case involves a great deal of time and effort, as well as emotional turmoil, for both you and your attorney. No aspect of a divorce case is more taxing emotionally, or requires more preparation. Apart from your own ...
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  • Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 2-Nov-2010

    Application for Custody

    Before embarking on a lawsuit to obtain custody of a child, one must make certain that they have the emotional fortitude to see the case through and sufficient finances to obtain top flight counsel that have extensive experience in this field. ...
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