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Advocates push NY lawmakers to pass Kyra’s Law to protect children from parental abuse

Advocates push NY lawmakers to pass Kyra’s Law to protect children from parental abuse

- Gothamist
State lawmakers left Albany last summer without taking action on Kyra’s Law, a bill that would reshape child custody decisions in New York by requiring judges to consider a parent’s overall history of abuse or neglect more than the current norm.
Now, supporters of the bill are rallying behind a renewed fight to pass it as the state Legislature reconvenes this month.
“We need it to be the first bill that passes in January,” said Jacqueline Franchetti, whose...

Giuliani’s Upper East Side Apartment Is for Sale

Giuliani’s Upper East Side Apartment Is for Sale

- New York Times
Apartment 10W at 45 East 66th Street went up for sale for $6.5 million in July. The prewar apartment includes “an abundance of sunshine, high ceilings, and beautiful hardwood floors,” according to the listing. The layout is “thoughtful and inviting.” The dining room is “ideal for a tranquil breakfast or cozy dinner.” Oh, and “pets are welcome” in this co-op building.
The seller, Rudolph W. Giuliani, could certainly use the cash.
His...

Crowd-surfing infant at Flo Rida concert was ‘dangerous’, say fans: ‘He held the baby up like Simba’

Crowd-surfing infant at Flo Rida concert was ‘dangerous’, say fans: ‘He held the baby up like Simba’

- New York Post
It was an all-time “Low.”
A video of an infant allegedly crowd-surfing during rapper Flo Rida’s set at the Celebrate Erie festival in Pennsylvania on Saturday has gone viral, but fans on social media are criticizing concertgoers for bringing such a young baby to a show.
The video, which was posted on X (formerly Twitter), shows the baby being passed to the singer while he was belting out his 2007 hit “Low.”
Flo Rida, born Tramar Dillard, then...

Bikel Rosenthal & Schanfield on The Briefing

Billionaire bust ups: Why mega rich marriages break down

- The Briefing
Two of Australia’s biggest billionaire power couples are breaking up, the Forrests and the Cannon-Brookes. That follows the Gates, the Bezos, Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch.
In today's episode of The Briefing, we explore the pain of mega-rich matrimony with one of New York’s leading divorce lawyers, Dror Bikel.
Given that money is a key stress on normal relationships, why do billionaire couples struggle to hang on?

2023 Notable Women in Law

2023 Notable Women in Law

Karen Rosenthal

- Crain's New York Business
In this 2023 list of notable women in law, Crain’s recognizes leading female attorneys in New York who are furthering justice and keeping the cogs of commerce spinning.
More than a third of America’s lawyers today are women—but of course, it was not always that way. In the decades since Kate Stoneman (1841-1925) became New York’s first female attorney in 1886, women have contributed immeasurably to the legal profession, excelling in their work but also leveraging...

Rapper Flo Rida agrees to support package for his disabled son that could total nearly $500,000 a year, then left court holding a folder over his face

Rapper Flo Rida agrees to support package for his disabled son that could total nearly $500,000 a year, then left court holding a folder over his face

- Insider
Flo Rida was taken to Family Court by Alexis Adams, his ex-girlfriend and the mother to his son. The rapper agreed to support Zohar, which could cost him nearly $500,000 a year in child support. The "Good Feelings" rapper covered his head with a hat, mask, and folder as he ran to a waiting van. A dressed-down, incognito Flo Rida agreed to a massive child-support package for his son during a Family Court hearing in New York City on Thursday — a combination of monthly and annual...

Flo Rida Misses Child Support Hearing... Tried To Zoom In, Judge Wasn't Having It!!!

Flo Rida Misses Child Support Hearing... Tried To Zoom In, Judge Wasn't Having It!!!

- TMZ
Flo Rida failed to physically appear in NYC Family Court Tuesday, instead opting to attend virtually ... and that move did not go over well with the judge.
The "Good Feeling" rapper was previously ordered to pay 100% of the medical bills, education, and child support for Zohar, his 6-year-old son with his ex, Alexis Adams.
Flo recently won a huge $82.5 million award in an energy drink lawsuit ... and Alexis requested the judge order him to set aside $400k in a bank account to pay...

Flo Rida’s ex claims he owes child support — NYC family court date set

Flo Rida’s ex claims he owes child support — NYC family court date set

- New York Post
Rapper Flo Rida has to be in Bronx court next month to face claims by his ex that he’s behind on medical and tuition payments for their disabled son — who recently survived a frightening fall from a window, The Post has learned.
The “Right Round” artist — whose real name is Tramar Dillard — must appear April 25 for trial in Bronx Family Court in Alexis Adams’ case claiming he hasn’t kept up with a 2018 custody agreement to pay medical and...

Pay up or get locked up: Judge presses Rudy Giuliani to pay $235K to ex

Pay up or get locked up: Judge presses Rudy Giuliani to pay $235K to ex

- New York Post
Rudy Giuliani blew off a Manhattan court hearing Friday where a judge said the former New York City mayor would be tossed behind bars if he doesn’t fork over $225,000 plus lawyer fees to his ex-wife by early next month.
The ultimatum came at a hearing in the divorce case between Giuliani, 78, and former wife Judith Giuliani — who claimed in a lawsuit he’s fallen behind on payments totaling $262,000 owed under terms of their 2019 divorce settlement.
“If the...

Rudy Giuliani's Ex-Wife Says ‘The Person You See Now Is Not the Man I Married’

Rudy Giuliani's Ex-Wife Says ‘The Person You See Now Is Not the Man I Married’

- Inside Edition
Rudy and Judith Giuliani married in a glitzy ceremony at Gracie Mansion in 2003, but things soured after Giuliani’s disastrous bid for the republican presidential nomination in 2008, she said in an exclusive interview with Inside Edition.
Rudy Giuliani’s descent from hero mayor who became a symbol of leadership in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks to Donald Trump ally facing potential indictment for attempting to subvert the 2020 election began when he lost his own...