Q: I’m looking for a good legal aid attorney to help me with custody for my two nephews who are 5 and 3 years old.
They are being physically psychologically and enotionally abused and neglected by their mother and they currently live under my roof. Cps has been involved but they are closing the case and saying it’s unfounded even with evidence in picture and video footage. I have a picture of he whole hand welted on my 5 year old nephews thigh. She has grabbed him by the throat. and also grabbed him by the back of the neck shoving the side of his face into my bed saying she’s gonna kill him or stab him and has done it in front of my husband and said she’d drown him. Cps is doing nothing, I have filed for emergency custody but they denied it and gave a court date for January 23rd 2024
A:
The child custody and family law attorneys here could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Until you're able to consult with someone knowledgeable in the field, here's a link to Justia's resources for New York City Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services...
https://www.justia.com/lawyers/new-york/new-york-city/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services
It covers everything, not only child custody matters, but at least it might be a starting point for you. You could also look into law schools within the state that have student societies or organizations geared toward helping the public on family law matters. Good luck
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