- Children testifying about traumatizing events
- Translation difficulties
- Personal process service that may impact certain non-citizen parents who are either located abroad or are hesitant to participate in the family court process due to immigration status or other immigration concerns
- Parties are often located abroad or are afraid of participating
- Limited written documentation (i.e. only newspaper articles, vital records)
- Limited infrastructure in home country (Child protective agencies that are non-existent and/or unavailable)
- Potential dangers facing child (retaliation against child or other family members)
- Lack of funds to order foreign investigations and/or lack of persons or agencies capable of conducting foreign investigations
- Pro bono counsel, assigned counsel, and pro se petitioners may not be familiar with the law or local court procedures
Immigrants and State Courts
The New York Family Court Act & Federal Immigration Law, Policy & Enforcement
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