GRANDPARENTS STILL HAVE RIGHTS IN NEW YORK STATE by: Mace H. Greenfield, Esq. The U.S. Supreme Court decision from 2000 does not have any impact on the grandparent visitation law of New York State. That case, Troxel v. Granville, involved a broad Washington State statute which permitted: ‘[a]ny person may petition the court for visitation rights at any time,’ and …
Disillusioned from Judicial Politics, December 2002
Disillusioned from Judicial Politics, December 2002 by: Mace H. Greenfield I grew up very idealistic about lawyers, judges, the courts and government, but then quickly became very disillusioned as an adult. I have been a litigant for more years than I have been a lawyer. My own dissatisfied experiences in the Courts of New York put me on the track …
Gender Bias Persists In Courts
GENDER BIAS PERSISTS IN COURTS by: Mace H. Greenfield The August 2002 article in Newsday, “Gender Bias Found to Persist in Courts,” by Robin Topping, was interesting, but misleading. Gender bias does persist in the Courts, but not against women, against men. The studies are based on interviews of women and women advocates, who have self-serving agendas. The Courts always …
Child Support Nightmare
CHILD SUPPORT NIGHTMARE by: Mace H. Greenfield The June 2002 article in Newsday, “Child Support Case Painful, Complex,” is indicative of the blunders regularly found in child support cases in Family Court. Based on the information in that article only, it is important to know the following: At the time of the parties’ divorce, the father had already lost his …
A Closed Minded Bench, Is A Biased Bench
A closed minded bench, is a biased bench Too often, when a couple settles a custody matter, deciding on joint legal custody, regardless of residential custody, the judge says: “Unless you provide for who has final say if the parties do not agree, I will not approve it.” When asked why, the response is: “Because from my experience, joint custody …
Mace in Your Face
Mace in your Face by Mace H. Greenfield (written in 1994) Okay people, you think with a title like this, I’m going to be brash, abrasive and bat everyone in the head. Just what kind of outrageous, loony stuff will be found here, right? Wait a minute, this is only a website. He is just trying to get our attention. …