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According to a New York Law Journal article, Chief Administrative Judge, the Honorable A. Gail Prudenti, has proposed a new system to allow electronic filing in Family Court and criminal courts. Details of the new system have not yet been finalized but this may make filing much easier – assuming that there are no hiccups along the way.
The child support trial between supermodel Linda Evangelista and Francois-Henri Pinault began today in Manhattan Family Court. The two have a five-year-old child together named Augustin. According to the New York Post, Evangelista’s attorney claimed that for the first four years of Augustin’s life, Pinault had not provided “one penny, franc or euro in financial contribution” to Evangelista as child support.
Under New York’s Family Court Act § 440, unless the child is receiving public assistance, an award of child support is effective as of “the date of the filing of the petition thereof.” This means that the child support obligation is retroactive to the date the support petition was filed with the court.
When a marriage falls apart, there are many things to consider – the house, the children, the car; but, what about the dog? Most people think custody battles are only for children, but think again. According to the Huffington Post, there has recently been a substantial increase in disputes regarding custody of pets.
As a starting point, much to the chagrin of many pet owners, pets are considered “chattel” or property of the owner.
Here’s a quick article about the length to which parents have gone in order to entrap their former spouse. http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/snared_by_sneakiness_divorce-driven_deceit_derails_dads_defenses_with_dirty/ Similar Posts: Syracuse Basketball Fan’s Visitation Request Did Katie Holmes File for Divorce from Tom Cruise in New York to Protect Her Privacy? The Benefits of OurFamilyWizard in Custody Cases 50 / 50 Custody.
