Custody and Visitation
Is Home-Schooling “Attending” School?
From divorceny.com Is a divorce settlement agreement that mandates that the children attend school within a particular school district satisfied by the children being home schooled within that district? Maybe, held the Third Department in its June 17, 2021 decision in Matter of John U. v. Sara U. The parties were the divorced parents of two children (born…
Read MoreMaking Mom Make the Kids Visit Dad
From divorceny.com Can a court order a parent to impose discipline on children who voluntarily refuse to engage in court-ordered visitation with the other parent? Yes, said Monroe County Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Dollingerin his September 18, 2020 opinion in Matthew A. v. Jennifer A., enforcing a separation agreement’s schedule. The parents had determined what was in…
Read MoreChildren Refuse to See Father; Child Support Suspended
From divorceny.com The parties, who were never married, have two children together, the younger of whom is now 17 years old. The parents have been litigating custody and visitation issues for almost the entire lives of their children. In its December 28, 2016 decision in Matter of Sullivan v. Plotnick, the Appellate Division, Second Department, addressed a…
Read MoreHearing Ordered to Determine Custody of Dog in Divorce Action
From divorceny.com Blending science, culture, compassion and philosophy with legal precedent,Justice Matthew F. Cooper, in his November 29, 2013 opinion in Travis v. Murray, agreed to hold a one-day, winner-take-all hearing to determine the fate of a divorcing couple’s dog, Joey, a two and a half year-old miniature dachshund. Shannon Louise Travis and Trisha Bridget Murray were married on October…
Read MoreMom Loses Custody for Putting Soap in Children’s Mouths
From divorceny.com On October 27, 2011 the Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed the April 21, 2010 Order of Broome County Family Court Judge Mary Connerton switching primary physical custody of their 8- and 10-year old children from the mother to the father. The parties continue to share joint legal custody. In Brown v. Brown, The appellate court determined that…
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