Live-in partner walks away with nothing
A New York couple never married, but they dated for 13 years, lived together and had a daughter. During that time, the man purchased property in Manhattan and in the Hamptons, and told the woman that the places were “their” homes. The woman claimed the man referred to the properties as “theirs” and to her […]
The court denies a mother’s request to relocate with the child
In Matter of Cadet v Lamour, 86 A.D.3d 538 (2011) the mother wanted to move with the child from Brooklyn to Newburgh. The court denied her request and awarded custody to the father, finding that the mother had interfered with the father’s visitation, failed to inform him of important matters regarding the child, (such as […]
