December 6, 2023

 August 2, 2023Appellate Division, First DepartmentAge 29 Law allows unmarried children through age 29, regardless of financial dependence, to be covered under a parent’s group health insurance policy  In B.D.,v. E.D.,— N.Y.S.3d —-, 2023 WL 4770159, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 03971(1st Dept, 2023) the Appellate Division observed New York’s Age 29 Law, which was effective…

 December 14, 2022Pendente lite child support award will not be disturbed absent exigent circumstances or failure to consider appropriate factors. In Murray v Rashid, — N.Y.S.3d —-, 2022 WL 17490799, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 07001 (First Dept., 2022) the Appellate Division declined to disturb the pendente lite child support  award where the husband …

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 September 16, 2021  Appellate Division, First Department Disposition of prior petition to terminate mother parental rights which was favorable to the biological mother, did not preclude the findings of extraordinary circumstances in later kinship guardianship proceeding.            In Matter of Guardianship of Nicolas Jude B.,  195 A.D.3d 402, 150 N.Y.S.3d 58 (1st Dept.,2021) ,in 2008, the…

 Appellate Division, Second Department     Party claiming an investment account was actively managed has the burden of proof with respect to the claim.  Expenses of leisure, extracurricular and enrichment activities are encompassed within the basic child support award. A court can order a parent to pay these expenses over and above basic child …

 Appellate Division, Second Department     Party claiming an investment account was actively managed has the burden of proof with respect to the claim.  Expenses of leisure, extracurricular and enrichment activities are encompassed within the basic child support award. A court can order a parent to pay these expenses over and above basic child …