Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Hi, my brother and his girlfriend just had a baby 10 days ago. They have been together for a while and now the baby's mother says that she doesn't want anything to do with the baby. A couple of days ago she left the baby and took her other 4 children (not my brother's) and stayed away the whole night and returned the next night. She now refuses to have anything to do with the newborn and doesn't even touch him. We would like to know what is needed for my brother to have full legal custody of the baby since its mother has practically abandoned it. My brother is on the birth cirtificate and does not want to report her to the police because she is in the US illegally. My brother is a US citizen. Please help us out. Thank you.

Asked on 3/27/13, 10:01 am

Jordan Trager Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C.

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Your brother needs to file a petition in the family court for full custody.

Answered on 3/27/13, 10:47 am

Yefim Rubinov Yefim Rubinov Attorney at Law

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He must file a petition in family court for custody.

Answered on 3/27/13, 5:40 pm

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