Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: Child Custody Question

The caretaker / custodian should HURRY to Family Court to begin a petition for custody {a possible hurdle will be that she will need to know the name & address info for the father, here in USA}.

Staff at the Family Court will understand the problem & will be able to help her {one does hope that there is something "official" about the grant of custody from the grandmother to The Lady ,,, that it wasn't just a "handshake" deal; The Lady should take any paperwork she has with her.}

Just go to your county's Family Court first thing some regular business morning & expect to spend ..oh, how long?.. a couple hours.

It might be worthwhile for The Lady to contact the local bar association in her county, ask if there is a referral program and follow through with a consultation with a lawyer. Such referral consultations are NOT expensive and do NOT mean you have to hire that particular lawyer {more people need to understand that you can shop for lawyers, just like for shoes}.

Good luck.

Regards, etc.,

JM Hayes

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