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Westfall Law PLLC
247 West Fayette St. Suite 203 Syracuse, NY 13202» view map
Divorce & Family Law
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1. Melody Westfall Syracuse, NY
  Attorney at Law- NY, 2009
  Syracuse University College of Law, J.D. 2009
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42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Thomas E. Dietz

Real Estate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Family Law

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2 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Danielle Fenichel

Special Education, Landlord-Tenant, Family Law, Divorce

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42 Catharine Street, Carriage House, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Jonna M. Spilbor

Prenuptial Agreements, Divorce & Family Law, DUI-DWI, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 19 Years

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214 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Diane M. O'Leary

Farms, Collaborative Law, Family Law, Divorce

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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17 Collegeview Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Sharon M. Faulkner

Wills & Probate, Family Law, Child Support, Adoption

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 29 Years

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301 Manchester Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Maura A. Barrett

Farms, Collaborative Law, Family Law, Divorce

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 27 Years

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301 Manchester Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Jana M. Schopfer

Farms, Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 15 Years

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31 Collegeview Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Samuel P. Brooke

Estate Planning, Family Law, Child Support, Adoption

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 48 Years

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31 Collegeview Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Gerard J Pisanelli

Construction, Traffic, Family Law, Medical Malpractice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 48 Years

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25 Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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LEGAL TERMS

DISSOLUTION

A term used instead of divorce in some states.

STEPPARENT ADOPTION

The formal, legal adoption of a child by a stepparent who is living with a legal parent. Most states have special provisions making stepparent adoptions relativ... (more...)

The formal, legal adoption of a child by a stepparent who is living with a legal parent. Most states have special provisions making stepparent adoptions relatively easy if the child's noncustodial parent gives consent, is dead or missing, or has abandoned the child.

FOSTER CHILD

A child placed by a government agency or a court in the care of someone other than his or her natural parents. Foster children may be removed from their family ... (more...)

A child placed by a government agency or a court in the care of someone other than his or her natural parents. Foster children may be removed from their family home because of parental abuse or neglect. Occasionally, parents voluntarily place their children in foster care. See foster care.

DIVORCE

The legal termination of marriage. All states require a spouse to identify a legal reason for requesting a divorce when that spouse files the divorce papers wit... (more...)

The legal termination of marriage. All states require a spouse to identify a legal reason for requesting a divorce when that spouse files the divorce papers with the court. These reasons are referred to as grounds for a divorce.

QUALIFIED MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (QMSCO)

A court order that provides health benefit coverage for the child of the noncustodial parent under that parent's group health plan.

SHARED CUSTODY

See joint custody.

MINOR

In most states, any person under 18 years of age. All minors must be under the care of a competent adult (parent or guardian) unless they are 'emancipated'--in ... (more...)

In most states, any person under 18 years of age. All minors must be under the care of a competent adult (parent or guardian) unless they are 'emancipated'--in the military, married or living independently with court permission. Property left to a minor must be handled by an adult until the minor becomes an adult under the laws of the state where he or she lives.

LEGAL RISK PLACEMENT

A type of adoption used by agencies to keep a child out of foster care during the adoption process. The child is placed with the adopting parents before the bir... (more...)

A type of adoption used by agencies to keep a child out of foster care during the adoption process. The child is placed with the adopting parents before the birthmother has legally given up her rights to raise the child. If she then decides not to relinquish her rights, the adopting parents must give the child back. This is a risk for the adopting parents, who may lose a child to whom they've become attached.

CONNIVANCE

A situation set up so that another person commits a wrongdoing. For example, a husband who invites his wife's lover along on vacation may have connived her adul... (more...)

A situation set up so that another person commits a wrongdoing. For example, a husband who invites his wife's lover along on vacation may have connived her adultery, and if he tried to divorce her for her behavior, she could assert his connivance as a defense.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Chowdhury v. Rodriguez

... II. Labor Law Â§ 240 (1) and Â§ 241 (6). Labor Law Â§ 240 (1) and Â§ 241 (6) contain identical language exempting from the statutes "owners of one and two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the work" (compare Labor Law Â§ 240 [1] with Â§ 241 [6]). ...

MATTER OF SPENCER v. Spencer

... Under New York's version of UIFSA, "[a] tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state" (Family Ct Act Â§ 580-611 [c]). In Connecticut, a court may issue an order of support for a child who is under ...

Ortega v. Puccia

... The defendants argued that summary judgment was appropriate under the single-family homeowners' exemption of Labor Law Â§Â§ 240 and 241. ... Unlike Labor Law Â§Â§ 240 and 241, section 200 does not contain any single- and two-family homeowners' exemption. ...

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Anna J. Matula-Evans

Thomas E. Dietz

Danielle Fenichel

Jonna M. Spilbor

Diane M. O'Leary

Sharon M. Faulkner

Maura A. Barrett

Jana M. Schopfer

Samuel P. Brooke

Gerard J Pisanelli

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DISSOLUTION

STEPPARENT ADOPTION

FOSTER CHILD

DIVORCE

QUALIFIED MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (QMSCO)

SHARED CUSTODY

MINOR

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CONNIVANCE

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Chowdhury v. Rodriguez

MATTER OF SPENCER v. Spencer

Ortega v. Puccia

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