Showing posts with label family law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family law. Show all posts
Monday, September 29, 2025

September 30 is New York State Unified Court System Interpreter Recognition Day

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Schuyler County Attorney Steven J. Getman joins the New York State Unified Court System in proudly recognizing September 30, 2025, as Interp...
Monday, November 25, 2024

New Hope Card Program to Enhance Safety of Domestic Violence Survivors

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Schuyler County Attorney Steven Getman wants Domestic Violence Survivors to know about the implementation this month of the Hope Card progra...
Monday, September 30, 2024

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an opportunity to Start the Conversation about this imp...
Monday, February 6, 2023

Second Amendment Legal Update: February 2023

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A monthly update, prepared for the Schuyler County Chapter of S.C.O.P.E. NY , a statewide 501(c)4 organization dedicated to preserving the ...
Monday, August 1, 2022

Schuyler County Dad Lands in Jail for Failing to Pay Child Support

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Finger Lakes Daily News : A Schuyler County man was given a 90-day jail sentence for not paying over $11,000 in past-due child support, fol...
Monday, March 28, 2022

Kyra’s Law: reforms proposed to address domestic violence, protect children

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A proposed law to reform New York State’s divorce and Family Courts to protect children and families at risk of domestic violence, is moving...
Monday, August 9, 2021

New York State Releases Caseload Standards for Family Court Public Defense lawyers

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The New York State Officie of Indigent Legal Services (OILS) has released Caseload Standards for Parents’ Attorneys in New York State Fa...
Monday, February 1, 2021

New York: Large Weddings Allowed to Resume with Local Health Approval

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New York State officials have announced that larger capacity weddings will be allowed to resume on March 15, subject to approval by local he...
Monday, September 21, 2020

Schuyler County SCOPE To Make Free Gun Locks Available In Schuyler County Through Partnership With County Attorney

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The Schuyler County Chapter of Shooters Committee on Political Education (SCOPE) in conjunction with the Office of Schuyler County Attorney ...
Monday, May 18, 2020

New York’s Highest Court denies appeal in Schuyler sex abuse case.

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The New York State Court of Appeals , the state’s highest court, has rejected a Schuyler County man’s latest attempt to appeal a finding th...
Monday, December 2, 2019

Genesee County man sentenced in Schuyler County for failure to pay child support

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Watkins Glen, NY (November 25, 2019)--A Bergen (Genesee County) man was given a 120-day stayed jail sentence for not paying past-due child s...
Monday, November 18, 2019

New York enacts new adoption law allowing release of original birth certificates

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From Syracuse.com : For the first time since 1935 when the state sealed adoption records, adoptees will be able to obtain their original bir...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Savona man jailed on family court’s child support warrant

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A Savona man was remanded to jail on a Family Court warrant, tied to his failure to pay child support, on Wednesday (August 7, 2019). A...
Monday, August 6, 2018

New York Commission on Parental Legal Representation to Hold Public Hearings

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The Commission on Parental Legal Representation was created earlier this year " to examine the current state of mandated Family Court r...
Monday, May 21, 2018

New Version of N.Y. Family Court "Do it Yourself" Form Programs Launched

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All New York State Family Court DIY (Do It Yourself) Form computer programs have been updated to improve the unrepresented litigant’s exper...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Upcoming Family Court Event: Transforming Child Welfare and Children's Lives.

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On December 13, the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy Policy Forum will present Transforming Child Welfare and Children's Lives...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

NY Court rules non-adoptive, non-biological parent can seek visitation/custody

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In a decision handed down August 30, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that when an unmarried couple who decide to conceive children...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

New York law to encourage contact between siblings separated because of abuse and neglect cases.

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New York State has enacted a law that confers standing to a child and others to petition the court to order visitation with siblings, includ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

New York's high court approves extended jail for willful failure to pay child support

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Syracuse Post Standard : People who deliberately refuse to pay court-ordered child support can go to jail for consecutive six-month sentence...
Friday, June 3, 2016

New York Assembly passes bill requiring state pay full cost of lawyers for poor defendants

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Syracuse.com : New York would have to pay the $372 million a year that counties are now spending to provide lawyers to poor defendants accus...