Skip to content

Menu

HomeAbout Neil CahnServicesContact
Published By: Neil Cahn, PLLC

Divorce: New York

Judge Rhoda J. Cohen

Subscribe to Judge Rhoda J. Cohen

Voodoo Not Accepted as Basis for Custody or Visitation

By Neil Cahn on June 17, 2013
Posted in Custody and Visitation

A maternal grandmother, who claimed that her granddaughter’s injuries were not caused by her parents, but the result of a voodoo ritual, was denied custody and visitation by the Appellate Division, First Department. Its June 13, 2013 decision in In re Antoinette McK affirmed the order of New York County Family Court Judge Rhoda J.…

About Neil Cahn

Photo of Neil CahnBlog Editor

A graduate of Yale College and a Law Review graduate of the Hofstra University School of Law, Neil Cahn has practiced law on Long Island…

A graduate of Yale College and a Law Review graduate of the Hofstra University School of Law, Neil Cahn has practiced law on Long Island for more than 40 years.

Show more Show less
Neil's Linkedin ProfileNeil's Twitter Profile

Stay Connected

RSS Twitter

Topics

Archives

Recent Updates

  • Temporary maintenance provisions in prenuptial agreements entered 2010 to 2015 must contain CSSA-type formula recitation
  • The Term “Pension” Must Be Clearly Defined in Settlement Agreements
  • There are consequences to not doing what the Judge says
  • Agreements to Dispose of Marital Home Interests
  • Overpayment Of Child Support May Offset Future Add-on Expenses

Neil Cahn Links

  • CDR (Collaborative Divorce Resolutions)
  • LXBN TV Interview with Neil Cahn: Mother Was Ordered to Stop Posting About Her Son on Facebook
  • Neil Cahn's Website
  • NYACP (New York Association of Collaborative Professionals)
  • PATV\’s Bonnie Graham interviews Neil Cahn (Part 1)
  • PATV\’s Bonnie Graham interviews Neil Cahn (Part 2)

NY Divorce Blogs

  • Matrimonial and Family Law, Divorce Mediation & Collaborative Law Forum
  • New York Divorce Lawyer Blog
  • New York Divorce Report
  • The Collaborative Divorce Resolutions Blog

Divorce: New York

Neil Cahn, PLLC
1 Old Country Rd., Suite 295
Carle Place, NY 11514-1827
Phone: (516) 741-0001
Fax: (516) 739-2246
Email: nc@cahn.law

RSS Twitter
DisclaimerPrivacy Policy

About the Practice

Mr. Cahn’s practice is concentrated in family law. The resolution of divorce, support, custody, and other family disputes and enforcement is accomplished through Litigation, Collaborative Divorce, Mediation and Arbitration. In addition, Mr. Cahn mediates and represents parties entering prenuptial, postnuptial, separation, divorce settlement, and parenting agreements and modifications.

Copyright © 2022, Neil Cahn, PLLC All Rights Reserved.
Law blog design & platform by LexBlog LexBlog Logo