50 years ago today, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). In this landmark case, the Court unanimously ruled: The right of an indigent defendant in a criminal trial...
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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...
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,...
For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage – How will this effect Family Law litigation?
February 18, 2012
The New York Times has an excellent article about the recent shift in the age and socioeconomic class of new mothers. Read it here. In the coming years, it will be interesting to see how these statistical changes play out...
Mechanisms for Enforcing Payment of Child Support in New York
November 18, 2011
New York's Domestic Relations Law (DRL) and the Family Court Act provide a number of remedies to enforce support obligations.
Garnishee (also known as Income Execution / Income Deduction Order) – A process by which...
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