I too, am a divorced father of two...and, I am very well versed in how this court operates.
Remember when you were in school, and you learned about how the court system worked, how the judges were there to uphold the law, that you were on a level playing field with your opponent, that you were allowed to present your case, and that the court would listen and render a fair decision based on the law?
FORGET ABOUT ALL OF THAT, it doesn't happen here.
Wake up...you've just arrived in hell. Judges here routinely ignore your most basic rights, will ignore the laws, especially the CSSA (Child Support Standards Act), and will threaten you with jail - if you DARE speak to them. Due Process is a totally foreign concept. They will force you to see shrinks for an analysis, or a Social worker (for supervised visits) WHO ARE NOT LICENSED TO PRACTICE in NY (and they know it). They play games with your child's lives and hold them hostage from you. One judge was finally removed, but only after he did something politically incorrect, and commented on the sexual nature of a picture of a turtle on her t-shirt, not for his normal everyday violations of litigants rights. I have seen important court documents - disappear. I have had court recordings, the official court record - shortened by an hour. Just up and disappeared. Hmmmm...
So, one judge is gone...but the others knew about his practices and followed suit, ignoring and thereby condoning his actions. They are his equal in almost every way.
This is the good news... The bad news is that there is nothing you can do about it, and no one you can go to for help to stop this kind of abuse. The judges are accountable to NO ONE.
Good Luck on the worst ride of your life...
Ken
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