Ask Cari: “When Can I Obtain an Order of Protection in NY Family Court?”

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Family Court and Supreme Court has concurrent jurisdiction on family offenses.  An indigent person may receive court-appointed representation in Family Court if they are under a certain income threshold.  Family Offenses are crimes; therefore, Criminal Court also has jurisdiction over family offenses. In order for one party to bring a family offense petition in Family Court, one of the following …

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Part I: Debrief From NYFB Farm Animal Welfare Conference

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If you have been following my blog then you know that last Thursday I was a panelist for the New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”) farm animal welfare conference in Albany titled “What Every Livestock Owner Needs to Know . . . A Positive Approach.”  There was a great crew of speakers for the event including Patrick Hooker, the New York …

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Livestock Producer’s Guide to FOIA

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You may find a time when you may want to see the documents available to the public about yourself or your livestock operation. Maybe you want to see the files on your Confined Animal Feeding Operation (“CAFO”) or on your recent Forest Service (“FS”) livestock trespass ticket. Or possibly you would like information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …

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