New York Family Law Blog

The New York Times recently ran a story about Dr. Jonathan Sporn and his recent legal battles to gain custody of a child he believes to be his son. Previously, Dr. Sporn and his girlfriend, Leann Leutner, had been attempting...

Under New York law, a custody or visitation order can be modified until the child reaches age 18. In order to modify an order of custody or visitation, the parent seeking the modification must prove BOTH that there has been a...

In 2009, a Kansas man, William Marotta, answered a Craigslist ad posted by a lesbian couple seeking a sperm donor in order to help the couple conceive a child. The couple, Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner, decided that...

A Wisconsin judge recently sentenced Corey Curtis for his failure to pay over $100,000 of child support to the six mothers of his children and, as part of the sentence, the judge declared that Curtis may not father any...

In 2010, New York amended the Domestic Relations Law to include “irretrievable breakdown” of the marital relationship as grounds for divorce.  Since the statute was passed, many have questioned whether a trial is...