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In New York, the family law is separate from divorce and is handled by the Family Court where as the Supreme Court handles divorce matters. While many of the same issues in a divorce arise in family law cases, the Family Court is not limited to dealing just with spouses. The Family Court handles matters wherever there is a family relationship involved, even if that relationship is simply having a child in common between unmarried persons.

At the Law Office of Thomas V. Sassone, P.C. we handle many types of family law matters including custody and guardianship, adoption, child support, neglect, and family offense matters.

In New York, there are two types of courts for family cases:

Family Court: Handles cases involving families, even if they are not married, such as when they have a child together. This court hears cases involving child custody, adoption, child support, abandonment, and other family issues.
Supreme Court: Handles divorces.

At the Law Offices of Thomas V. Sassone, we can help you with any family problem you may have, whether you are married or not.

Child custody cases can be complex and involve several aspects, such as:

Legal custody: Who makes the important decisions about the child.
Parentage: Determining who is the legal father of the child.
Visitation/Parenting: Establishing a visitation/parenting schedule of time each parent will be with the child.
Moving: What happens if one parent wants to move the child out of New York.
Physical/Residential Custody: Which parent the child will reside with.

There are also guardianship cases, where someone who is not the child’s parent takes responsibility for the child. This can happen for several reasons, including when an immigrant child has been abandoned, abused or neglected. In these cases, the Family Court can help the child obtain permanent residency in the United States.

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Family offense cases can also have immigration consequences similar to that of criminal case immigration consequences.

The proper handling of these cases can have very severe consequences similar to a criminal conviction, or other penalties such as restriction of contact between the people involved.

Many times, a family crime case is related to a criminal case. Both the criminal case and the family crime case can be handled at the same time so that the situation does not get worse and is completely resolved.

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A Trusted Family Attorney

In New York, there are two types of courts for family cases:

Child custody cases can be complex and involve several aspects, such as:

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