• posted: Jul. 22, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation,  Child Support,  Family Law
• Custody Cases,  joint custody,  financial stability

In New York, the law no longer accords a preference to mothers in child custody decisions. However, fathers often face an uphill battle due to courts’ lingering prejudices that assume Read More

• posted: May 22, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation,  Child Support,  Family Law
• child custody,  relocation,  custodial parent

Child custody arrangements after a divorce can be strained or disrupted if a custodial parent relocates with the child over a long distance or out of state. In New York, Read More

• posted: Jan. 20, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation
• change in circumstances,  child custody,  modification request

Child custody is ordered by a family court based on the circumstances existing at the time of the divorce. In New York, a court may consider modifying a child custody Read More

• posted: Nov. 22, 2023
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation
• Custody X Change,  document sharing,  co-parenting apps

Divorce is stressful for all parties involved and co-parenting under a court adopted plan presents its own set of complexities. Fortunately, technology has evolved to provide assistance. There are multiple Read More

• posted: Jul. 20, 2023
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation
• burden of proof,  relocation case,  parenting time

New York public policy in custody cases generally favors that a child by raised in close contact with both parents. This means that the parents should live close enough to Read More

• posted: Feb. 20, 2023
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation
• narcissistic parent,  child custody,  visitation,  narcissistic personality disorder

Living with a narcissist can be a major strain in a marriage and it can be even harder on the children. Kids are always striving to please their parents, but Read More

• posted: Sep. 24, 2022
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation
• custody,  grandparent visitation,  best interest of the child

Grandparents can play a unique and important role in a child’s life. However, grandparents are sometimes refused access to their grandchildren. While parents have the right to decide who sees Read More

• posted: Aug. 24, 2022
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation
• Child Custody,  Visitation Dispute,  Child Refused Visitation

An important factor in a child custody case is the willingness of the custodial parent to allow the child’s relationship with the other parent to continue. Fostering that relationship can Read More

• posted: Feb. 08, 2021
• Paternity,  Child Visitation

If your only experience with divorce is that of your parents or a relative, it may be easy to develop some misperceptions about the process. The divorce and child custody Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2020
• Child Visitation

How does New York choose who gets child custody? Child custody is an extraordinarily sensitive aspect of getting a divorce. Ultimately, New York courts want to ensure that custody and Read More

• posted: Sep. 09, 2020
• Child Visitation

Wondering about cild custody laws in New York? When divorcing parents in New York both petition for custody of their children, family law judges consider the best interests of the child Read More