Auburn, ME asked in Family Law and Child Custody for New York

Q: how can i

I was awarded full custody of my daughter back in 2010 in kings county family court I had been raising her myself up until 2016 when the mother came from Suffolk county and took her i did all the running around to courts ping pong for two years but nobody really took any action sufffolk county has been taking child support for 4 years and I’m still on record as the full custodial parent /she did this with no rights and thru public assistance is that legal

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Lawrence Allen Weinreich
Lawrence Allen Weinreich
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Garden City, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: It all becomes a question of what orders may have been issued. If you still live in Kings County, go to family court and file a writ, the mother will have to appear in court with the child and if you indeed have a valid order, you will leave the court with the child based upon your order.

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