A judge has ordered a woman to enroll her two children in public schools after she decided to home school the children, against the wishes of her husband.
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Read More »November 11, 2021 Comments Off on Judge orders mother to send daughters to public school
A judge has ordered a woman to enroll her two children in public schools after she decided to home school the children, against the wishes of her husband.
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Read More »December 9, 2020 Comments Off on Judge denies change to divorce agreement
A judge has denied a man’s request to reduce payments to his ex-wife required by their divorce agreement, even though the man claims she is living “high on the hog.” Frank Burgio, who is represented by attorney Charles A. Schiano ...
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Read More »January 7, 2019 Comments Off on Law offices in the future and the impact on non-resident attorneys
What is a “law office” or its 21st century iteration, “a virtual law office?” Anyone asking these questions might say, look around — email, PDFs, drop boxes and Skype are the hallmarks of post-millennial law offices. Almost no one would ...
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Read More »March 26, 2018 Comments Off on Grandparents, custody and support: New frontiers for the extended family
In an era of extended families, children often reside with their grandparents, a seemingly safe environment for a child. But New York still sets a high standard for anyone to have custody of another’s children — “extraordinary circumstances.” Robert G. ...
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Read More »February 9, 2018 Comments Off on Judge shares insight about process
Richard A. Dollinger says being a judge is a lot like being a baseball umpire. “I call the balls and strikes,” he said Wednesday during a CLE in which he offered a behind-the-scenes look at his decision-making process. For a ...
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Read More »January 19, 2018 Comments Off on Nesting: Are pendente lite custody battles going to the birds?
Parents often can’t wait for their children to “flee the nest.” But, in an emerging form of temporary child custody and visitation planning, the roles are reversed—the children stay in the nest and the divorcing parents, at alternate times, leave. ...
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Read More »September 15, 2017 Comments Off on Justice Dollinger teaches while entertaining
You can take state Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Dollinger out of the courtroom, but you can’t take the courtroom out of Dollinger. When he listens to the song Uptown Girl, Dollinger hears Billy Joel using reputation evidence to describe ...
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Read More »June 2, 2017 Comments Off on Judge won’t force divorced husband to continue alimony
A state Supreme Court Justice has denied a woman’s claim that her ex-husband should continue to pay alimony until 2020 under the terms of their divorce agreement, even though she remarried in 2015. Justice Richard A. Dollinger pointed out that ...
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Read More »May 1, 2017 Comments Off on Outstanding Jurist Award: Richard Dollinger’s writing skill complements his judicial career
If Richard Dollinger’s application to be a reporter for a major newspaper such as the New York Times had been successful, he may never have gone on to become a lawyer, a New York Supreme Court justice and winner of ...
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Read More »November 29, 2016 Comments Off on Limited scope representation: Cure or complication for the bar?
Limited scope representation – allowing lawyers and clients to limit legal services – is a concept whose time has come across much of America and it may be making a much-heralded formal entrance in New York – soon. On ...
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Read More »November 14, 2016 Comments Off on Judge Dollinger denies motion to recuse himself from case
The judge who is making a man in a custody battle with his ex-wife prove that he qualifies for an attorney at taxpayer expense has denied a request that he recuse himself from the case. Acting state Supreme Court Justice ...
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