Legal Question in Family Law in New York

My ex boyfriend is filing for custody of our 2 month old. He is goning to use everything I have ever sent him or text him. He tryed to commit suicide a few years ago and had thoughts about it while I was pregnant. Can I use that against him? He was also unfaithful and he played mind games with me.


Asked on 8/31/10, 7:23 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Carol Ryder Law Office of Carol Ryder PC

Get a Family Court lawyer. Dirt gets slung all over, and regular court rules you may see on Law & Order are not the same in Family Court ("FC"), which is fast (for obvious reasons-kids' lives are at stake) and informal (but dress up in your best professional look always when meeting your atty and esp in FC-I have seen people show up in tanks and shorts-the judge was very nice and it was 90 degrees but still dress nice!

If you cannot afford an atty, there are many free legal services out there-start with Legal Aid or, if on LI, Nasau/Suffolk Law Services)

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Answered on 9/05/10, 9:56 am


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