You are a grandparent and love and enjoy your grandchild(ren), but unfortunately, you are now prevented from visiting them or having any contact with them. You miss them and want to know if you have a legal right to see them. Domestic Relations Law §72(1) states that where either or both of the parents of a minor child, residing within this state, is or are deceased, or where circumstances show that conditions exist which equity would see fit to intervene, a grandparent may apply to the Court...

While I understand that you are probably feeling a whole host of emotions from anger to hurt, even resentment, my advice to you is attempt to put those feelings aside and settle your divorce before entering litigation. Allowing your feelings to determine the course of your divorce is not practical. Even if you are in the middle of litigation and believe that you have spent an excessive amount of money and energy you should still attempt to settle. By settling your case, you are not only...

One of the hardest things about parents divorcing is where the children will live. Most likely this issue will be at the forefront of your children’s minds and yours of course. You need to ask yourself if you and your spouse can work this out among yourselves? For the sake of your children, I hope that you can decide which parent will be the residential parent because if you cannot your children will be assigned to an attorney and will be interviewed. Objectively look if one spouse has...