THE DELAY and confusion that parties often face in family law-related cases is so well-known that it seems beside the point to have to review these facts again. No lawyer practicing in New York, regardless of the nature of her practice, can claim to be unaware of the burdens that our unnecessarily complicated trial court system places on families that are coping with domestic violence.
On the other hand, perhaps legislators, lawyers and judges responsible for the legal system simply will not act until they have heard the facts innumerable times over. We know that members of a family that is breaking up, and especially one of the many families in which there is violence against a spouse, partner or child are all too likely to find themselves in multiple courts. An abused wife seeking divorce, custody and protection from her spouse may require simultaneous proceedings in Supreme Court, Family Court and Criminal Court to obtain the complete relief her family seeks. In too many cases, a battered spouse and her children are subject to inconsistent orders of protection because the other party also obtained an order in a different court.
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