Legal Question in Family Law in New York

My spouse is moving to have a court appointed referee oversee the remainder of our divorce, but I am not sure what that means. Why would my spouse not wish for the judge who is familiar with our case to continue presiding over it? What is a court appointed referee? If I just want to stay with the current judge that we have is it reasonable for me to oppose this?


Asked on 2/24/11, 4:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Markowitz Michael A. Markowitz, PC

Think of the referee like the Judge's helper. A decision by the Court appointed referee must be approved by the Judge. This is normally done with a motion.

Mike.

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Answered on 2/25/11, 5:52 am


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