Peter Lomtevas is a licensed family law attorney specializing in divorce, child support, and child custody cases formerly in Schenectady and the New York Capitol region. A graduate of The Kew Forest School, Hofstra, and Touro College Law Center, Peter is also a member of the New York State Bar Association. Education • The Kew Forest School, 1966 - 1978 • Hofstra University, 1978 - 1981 • Touro College Law Center, 1993 - 1996 Civilian Awards • Distinguished Public Service Award, 2006: Brooklyn Borough President • Businessman of the Year, 2006: National Republican Congressional Committee • Conspicuous Service Medal, November 15, 2007: Serphin Maltese Admissions • US Supreme Court • US Court of Claims • US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces • US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit • US District Court, Northern District Florida • US District Court, Eastern District New York • US District Court, Southern District New York • Georgia (Inactive) • New York • Pennsylvania • Texas. Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1981 • Infantry Officer Basic Course, 1982 • Infantry Mortar Platoon Officer Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1982 • US Army Berlin Brigade July, 1982 - May, 1985 • Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1985 • Fort Dix, October 2, 1985 - March 23, 1989 • Combined Arms Services Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1987 • The University of Delaware Army ROTC, August 14, 1989 - July 1, 1993 • Air Assault School, Fort Belvoir, Maryland, 1991 Military Career and Achievements Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1981 Infantry Officer Basic Course, 1982 Infantry Mortar Platoon Officer Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1982 US Army Berlin Brigade July, 1982 - May, 1985 Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1985 Fort Dix, October 2, 1985 - March 23, 1989.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Municipal Liability
- Wrongful Conviction
- Free Consultation
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Fixed fees for most cases. An hourly fee of $300 is available. Pro hac vice representation slightly more.
- EDNY/SDNY
- Georgia
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- ID Number: 330131
- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24134031
- 2nd Circuit
- D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Russian: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- Peter C. Lomtevas, Esq., P.C.
- - Current
- Independently owned and family operated family law office specializing in child custody, child support, divorces, post judgment and appellate practice. Also specializing in criminal defense.
- Touro College
- J.D. (1996)
- Distinguished Public Service Award
- Brooklyn Borough President
- Texas State Bar  # 24134031
- Member
- - Current
- New York State Bar  # 3046414
- Member
- - Current
- Q. If a judge has 60 days to make a decision; what happens after that if the time has run out? Do i still get a trial?
- A: This is precisely the kind of question we here on Justin are specifically prohibited from answering. We are not the asker's attorney and as such we do not know any of the operative facts of this asker's case. We are therefore prohibited from offering tips and tricks as to how to proceed, however, we can educate and teach askers about the law.
Apparently this is a child custody matter in a family court in the state of New York somewhere. We are not told why the asker filed both a petition and an order to show cause. Conferences are the norm during the discovery period of any special court litigation (family court is a "special" court) where statuses are shared and attempts ... Read More
- Q. How long can a parent go without seeing or asking about their children? before its considered abandonment?
- A: The modern fad in family courts in most states including New York (as routinely upheld by the appellate divisions) is to reunify long lost parents with their children no matter the operative facts. There is no such thing as abandonment unless and until the child becomes an adult. A parent cannot obtain custody of an adult through family court.
- Q. What is the likelihood of appellate court obtaining jurisdiction in a custody case if judicial misconduct is proven?
- A: We are told so very little about both the procedural history and the substance of the asker's case so as to have to guess to fill in the blanks. At first blush, this appears to be a forced-stip case where the court's aim is to get the parties to agree to their own resolution according to local policy. Local policy could be fathers never get custody and mothers always lose it, for example. The outcome would have to match rather exactly the policy.
We do not know what is an "FO" petition. Guessing, this could be a family offense petition which the asker objected to being "erroneously" dismissed. Such a dismissal may be aimed to level the bargaining field between ... Read More