Mr. Corletta Protects Children from One Parent's Abusive Significant Other.

In another case, Mr. Corletta exercised emergency Motion practice to bar one party’s abusive significant other, who had attacked both them and Mr. Corletta's client, from having any contact with the party’s children in FR v. FA (Sup. Ct., 6/20).

          In that case, one parent abandoned the children, preferring to live with the significant other. When the parent attempted to exercise visitation by exposing the children to the significant other, Mr. Corletta instructed his client to bar all visitation unless the spouse came to the marital residence to visit the children.

          When the matter finally went to Court, Mr. Corletta recounted incidents of Domestic Violence committed by the significant other, who was violent and had a criminal record, including a recent incident of Domestic Violence where the spouse actually called Mr. Corletta’s client and asked to be picked up from the significant other's residence because the spouse was being beat up.

          Mr. Corletta recounted these ridiculous circumstances to the Court and obtained a Court Order barring the spouse from removing the children from the martial residence or bringing the children anywhere near the significant other. Mr. Corletta also had an attorney appointed for the children. It is likely Mr. Corletta’s client will have full residential custody of the children.

          Mr. Corletta exercised his knowledge of the law, as well as skill and advocacy in making a prompt application to the Court to protect these children, even in the midst of the present public health emergency.