Q: My sons father was granted custody back in 2010 because my son had walked out of the apartment the judge felt like he(my babydaddy) and I can come to a mutual agreemenr on how the visitation will go about but once he obtained custody he dissapear and reappeared whenever he wanted to. I last saw my son on july of 2012, my sons father passed away on Nov 17, 2012 in Virginia. The paternal grandmother didn't want to return my child back to me so I went an petiton for a Writ of Habeas Corpus,she had went to the Virginia courts and petition for a custody order where the court granted her a temporary order of custody, her ciunsel also petitioned a motion for jurisdiction just right before the court date scheduled for Dec 20,2012 in which it was adjourned for Jan 31,2013 because the judge was ill.
A: David's Answer: Generally if you earn below about $35,000/year, you would qualify for free, court-assigned counsel. You would simply bring in proof of how you support yourself on the next court date & ask the Judge to appoint you counsel. If for whatever reason you do not qualify, or wish to explore hiring a private attorney, there are many (especially in the Bronx) who have sliding scales on their fees. -- David Bliven, Bronx Child Custody lawyer (www.blivenlaw.net)
I am a former Family Court prosecutor and handle all divorce and family law matters, including contested and uncontested divorces, child custody/visitation, child support/paternity, adoptions, family offense (orders of protection), child abuse/neglect and juvenile delinquency. I practice primarily in Westchester (White Plains and vicinity) and the Bronx (Riverdale and vicinity). My website can be found at www.blivenlaw.net.
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