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Carbone & Carbone LLP

  • P.O. Box 133, Wynantskill, NY 12198

Janet Schlesinger Schwarzenegger

  • 24 Joel Austin Rd., Cairo, NY 12413

Michael C. Howard

  • 118 Green St., Hudson, NY 12534-2327

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Law Office of Ian R. Arcus

  • 21 Everett Road Ext., Albany, NY 12205

Paul T. Devane

  • 112 State St., Albany, NY 12207

Douglas P. Rutnik

  • 80 State St., 9th Fl., Albany, NY 12207-2543

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How come someone has to go to jail and pay fines for child support for a child that’s not theirs?

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Answered by attorney Lawrence Lewis (Unclaimed Profile)
Criminal Law lawyer at Lawrence Lewis, P.C.
There is nothing that you can do to make this all go away. If your fiance was with a person that got pregnant, and assumed it was his child and made payments for a number of years, such that the courts would not have been able to then go after another man who might have been the father, and then your fiance woke up and got a DNA test and found out it was not his child after 3 or 4 or 5 years of paying, he is deemed to be the financial support for the child. Now, the system sucks in that regard, but let us examine what he did wrong: (1) sex with a woman that was sleeping with others and lying to him; (2) failure to have DNA as soon as the child was born, which means he may have wanted a relationship with the woman, who did not want him; and (3) playing big Willie is child support, with no proof that it was his.
There is nothing that you can do to make this all go away. If your fiance was with a person that got pregnant, and assumed it was his child and made payments for a number of years, such that the courts would not have been able to then go after another man who might have been the father, and then your fiance woke up and got a DNA test and found out it was not his child after 3 or 4 or 5 years of paying, he is deemed to be the financial support for the child. Now, the system sucks in that regard, but let us examine what he did wrong: (1) sex with a woman that was sleeping with others and lying to him; (2) failure to have DNA as soon as the child was born, which means he may have wanted a relationship with the woman, who did not want him; and (3) playing big Willie is child support, with no proof that it was his.
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Can the owner of a household be penalized if a resident has drugs?

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Answered by attorney Joseph A Katz (Unclaimed Profile)
Criminal Law lawyer at Joseph A. Katz Attorney at Law PLC
I cannot categorically say that the owner cannot, or will not, be "penalized" (do you mean charged with a crime?) if a resident has drugs. Obviously, it depends upon the specific circumstances of this situation. Two people can surely be charged with possession of the same narcotics. On the other hand, if the drugs were your resident's, then you should not cave in to any plea bargain, or even accept Drug Diversion (PC 1000), just because you are eligible. Make the District Attorney prove it!
I cannot categorically say that the owner cannot, or will not, be "penalized" (do you mean charged with a crime?) if a resident has drugs. Obviously, it depends upon the specific circumstances of this situation. Two people can surely be charged with possession of the same narcotics. On the other hand, if the drugs were your resident's, then you should not cave in to any plea bargain, or even accept Drug Diversion (PC 1000), just because you are eligible. Make the District Attorney prove it!
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Missed my court date for a petty larceny charge in NYC how much will an attorney cost me.

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Answered by attorney Warren S. Hecht
Criminal Law lawyer at Warren S. Hecht
I would just add to Mr. Nass' response that the fee may also attend on your criminal history. If attorney thinks that case can be resolved after one or two court dates the fee would be lower than a situation which will require a few appearances and motions/trial
I would just add to Mr. Nass' response that the fee may also attend on your criminal history. If attorney thinks that case can be resolved after one or two court dates the fee would be lower than a situation which will require a few appearances and motions/trial
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