Monroe County Democrats announced two candidates who are running for Monroe County Family Court: Zuleika Z. Shepard and Fatimat O. Reid. If elected, they will be the first women of color to be elected to Family Court. Shepard is a ...

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Monroe County officials have turned down a $2.6 million state grant because the funding would have paid for attorneys to represent indigent parents much earlier in Family Court cases, which they claim would interfere with child neglect and abuse investigations. ...

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Maritza Buitrago, a lawyer in the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office, is planning to run as a Democrat for Monroe County Family Court Judge. Her formal announcement is schedule for 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 14, at the 1872 Cafe, 431 ...

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An Afghan woman who has made Rochester her home has been reunited with her four children in what is hopefully a happy ending to an international custody battle playing out in Monroe County Family Court. Hassina Sultani, a permanent legal ...

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Thirteen area families have new additions as a result of National Adoption Day, celebrated last Friday in Monroe County Family Court. A record 15 children were adopted at the event, held at the Hall of Justice. Family Court Judges Joseph ...

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Monroe County Family Court – Paternity – Same-Sex Couples – Presumption of Legitimacy – Equitable Estoppel   Q.M. v. B.S. & J.S. P-13761-13 Judge Kohout   Background: In this paternity proceeding, the court was asked to determine whether the presumption of ...

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She sings beautifully, pulling off a rendition of the hit song “Home.” She also gives a pretty impressive speech that tugs at the heartstrings. But what Caitlynn Dupont, 11, doesn’t have is the worry and fear that she will be ...

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Monroe County Family Court PINS Proceeding Specific Intent — School Phobia Matter of Carly M. S-04125-13 Judge Kohout Background: The petitioner commenced a PINS proceeding alleging that the respondent repeatedly failed to attend school. The respondent argued that her habitual ...

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  One is seeking his first spot on the bench. The other has been a judge for nearly a decade. The race for two Monroe County Family Court judge seats is becoming clearer. Pittsford attorney Jim Walsh on Friday announced ...

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A Rochester teenager is being placed in residential care for a term that will go beyond her 18th birthday. Even though an extension of a Person in Need of Supervision (PINS) placement cannot exceed someone’s 18th birthday without their consent, ...

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State Supreme Court Justice Henry J. Scudder, presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, on Tuesday will face a challenge from a downstate candidate in his bid for re-election. Stephen J. Lynch of Suffolk County ...

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What started as a pilot program in nine counties three years ago is now law statewide. Gov. David A. Paterson’s recent authorization of the electronic transmission of family court protection orders to law enforcement for service not only made the pilot permanent immediately ...

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