Child Custody and Relocation
Posted on Jan 20, 2023 7:55am PST
Custody decisions make an incredible impact on the children that are the
subject of a Family Court or Supreme Court proceeding. I was involved
in a custody relocation from New York to Texas, where I represented the
mother seeking to relocate with her new husband so that they could both
provide her son with an enhanced social and educational experience. The
child is now seeking admission to law school and I was provided the following
excerpt by his step-father that appeared in his law school admissions essay:
"My biggest role model in the legal profession is a long-standing
New York attorney, Maria Tebano. She existed mostly as a phantom within
my life, her name only being whispered through the graciousness of my
mother, or the bitterness of my father. It was not even until last year,
ten years after she entered the picture, that I would even be able to
speak to her. Miss Tebano single-handedly made every good thing in my
life come true, through her intellect and competence as a family lawyer,
and I would not have wanted my stepdad to hire anybody different.
I moved to Texas in 2015, after a court decision that altered my life.
I very vividly remember our attorney telling us while we were on Long
Island that we were granted approval to move out of New York. A few days
later we relocated to my stepdad’s home in Texas. Moving to Texas
was the most pivotal moment of my life, all thanks to Miss Tebano. I look
up to her not just for her skills as a lawyer, but for looking out for
the best interests of her clients, and most importantly me which, in my
humble opinion was the ultimate goal for her. I want to be like her, I
want to be a lawyer who will fight day and night for my clients, not just
because they pay me, but because they are people who need my help."