Supreme Court properly awarded plaintiff 95% of equity in the marital residence where defendant was under house arrest or imprisoned from time of purchase until commencement of divorce Jones v. Jones, 2017-08387 The parties in this case were married in 1990 and have one emancipated child. While the marital residence…
Modification of custody supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record; Mother granted sole custody where Father’s behavior resulted in fear and anxiety in the children Matter of Solomon v. Fishman, 2018-08743; Matter of Fishman v. Solomon, 2018-08934 The father appealed from an Order of the Family Court…
Family Court erred in denying mother’s petition for relocation, Mother established move to South Carolina is in children’s best interests Matter of Masiello v. Milano, 2019-01886; Matter of Milano v. Masiello, 2019-01886 The mother appealed from an Order of the Family Court which, after a hearing, denied her petition for…
Father Barred from Equitable Estoppel Defense to Paternity of 17 Year Old Matter of R.-D. (Anonymous) v. P. (Anonymous), 2018-13792, 2018-13793 The Family Court dismissed the mother’s petition for paternity and application for a genetic marker test on the grounds of equitable estoppel. The mother appealed, and the Second Department…
