Legal Question in Family Law in New York
right to appeal without retailation
a family court judge made a ruling and in his decision he said if I (the respondent) did a appeal of this case he would then give the father of the child custody. The purpose of the custody case was the safety of my daughter (age 2 now) I requested supervised Now---my current situation is my daughter has had injuries and came home with scabies I called child protection they said go back to family court. ....What do I do If I go to family court I may be before the same judge
Asked on 4/08/00, 6:29 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Clement
Law Offices of Daniel Clement
Re: right to appeal without retailation
A judge cannot take revenge because you appeal an order. Remember, you have only 30 days to file your notice of appeal.
Daniel Clement
Answered on 4/21/00, 9:53 am