Patrick Bisogno, an attorney representing his sister in a Staten Island Family Court child support matter, was arrested after allegedly assaulting his former brother-in-law. In reports by the New York Law Journal and the Staten Island Advance (SILive.com), Bisogno was accused of punching the father, John Libertella, of Valley Stream, in the nose. Bisogno, of … Continue Reading
In his February 26, 2013 decision in J.K.C. v T.W.C., Monroe County Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Dollinger held that an attorney could not have a charging lien under Section 475 of the Judiciary Law against the IRA received by his former client (the wife) as her marital share of the husband’s IRA. IRAs, generally, are exempt from creditor’s … Continue Reading
Two decisions within the last 10 days confirm the need for agreements relating to support to be in (an acknowledged) writing, and then incorporated in a court order. In one, the Second Department affirmed the award of maintenance arrears without a hearing despite the claimed reduction of maintenance under an oral modification of the parties’ … Continue Reading
A message from the Deputy Inspector General forInvestigations, Gary Cantrell Last week, Robert Sand was arrested at the Los Angeles Airport following his deportation by the Philippines. Sand, 50, was America’s ”most wanted” deadbeat dad, topping the Child Support Enforcement list of the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and … Continue Reading
Update: In a decision issued December 6, 2012, the Appellate Division, Third Department, disbarred Mr. Melendez for his failure to disclose to the Committee on Professional Standards his child support arrears and other related misconduct: Respondent is guilty of very serious professional misconduct. He exhibited a lack of candor on his application for admission. As … Continue Reading
The First Wives Club appears to be alive and well in New York. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey S. Sunshine‘s December 19, 2011 decision in Tawil v. Tawil resolved the application of a second wife (now involved in her own New York County divorce action) to join in the post-divorce judgment proceedings between her husband and … Continue Reading
The May 5, 2011 decision of the Appellate Division Third Department in Munson v. Fanning, highlights the need for difficult discussions and prioritization before taking life-altering steps. It is also another call for the expanded use of the Collaborative Law Process. In this case, the parties’ 12-year old daughter had been born after her parents had … Continue Reading
