While state Supreme Court Justice Richard Dollinger is requiring a defendant, in one case, to prove that he qualifies for an appointed attorney at no cost, the Fourth Department found that the same man qualifies for an appointed counsel in ...

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A Central New York man with Asperger’s syndrome has sole legal and physical custody of his 3-year-old son, over the objections of the boy’s mother, granted in a unique Onondaga County Family Court decision published this week. In reaching his ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department –  Child Custody – Neglect –  Consent to Order – Appeal   Matter of Martha S. CAF 13-01091 Appealed from Family Court, Genesee County   Background: The respondent mother appeals from an order that found she ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Child Custody – Neglect – Leaving Child with Appropriate Caregivers   Matter of Lacey-Sophia T.-R. CAF 13-01836 Appealed from Supreme Court, Jefferson County   Background: The respondent mother appealed arguing that the petitioner father failed ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Child Custody – Relocation – Distance and Economic Necessity   Hill v. Flynn CA 13-00239 Appealed from Family Court, Yates County   Background: The respondent mother appealed from an order the denied her permission to ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department –  Child Custody –  Best Interests of the Child Analysis   Caughill v. Caughill CAF 13-01202 Appealed from Family Court, Erie County   Background: The respondent father appealed arguing that the court erred in modifying a ...

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Supreme Court, Monroe County Same Sex Marriage — Child Custody Artificial Insemination — Non-Biological Parent Wendy G-M v. Erin G-M 13-13669 Judge Dollinger Background: At issue in the underlying divorce action, the court was required to determine whether a parent ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department  Child Custody Neglect — Sex Abuse Allegations — Evidence of Sexual Abuse Matter of Lebraun H. CAF 11-02392 Appealed from Family Court, Erie County Background: The petitioner Department of Social Services commenced an Article 10 proceeding ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Custody Change in Circumstances — Transfer to Closer Correctional Facility Ragin v. Dorsey CAF 12-00010 Appealed from Family Court, Erie County Background: The father appealed from an order dismissing his petition to modify a prior consent ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Child Custody International Child Abduction Remedies Act Asuncion Mota v. Rivera Castillo 12-180-cv Judges Hall, Carney and Berman Background: The defendant appealed from the grant of plaintiff’s petition for the return of ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Child Custody Factors  CAF 09-01809 Appealed from Oneida County Family Court Background: In a custody proceeding, the judge granted custody to the mother with visitation to the mother. On appeal, the mother contended that the judge ...

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Appellate Division, Third Department Child Custody Change in Circumstance — Best Interests Matter of Graves v. Stockigt 507691 Appealed from Family Court, Tioga County Background: Pursuant to a January 2008 amended order, petitioner father and respondent mother shared joint custody ...

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