George E. Patsis

During this difficult time, the law office of George E. Patsis is offering free video chat consultations. Additionally, the office is available to provide remote estate planning and notarization. With remote estate planning and notarization, clients are able to execute wills, powers of attorney, trusts, living wills, and health care proxies from the comfort of their homes.

After two decades of practicing law, George E. Patsis has served each and everyone of his clients with the utmost dedication, honorability, experience and success.

Mr. Patsis is more than just an Attorney, he is someone you can count on. Though compassionate and understanding, Mr. Patsis is a strategic, expeditious, and powerful force in the courtroom.

At George E. Patsis, PLLC, our Long Island Attorneys are always here to help you with your legal needs in all practices areas of the law, including Estate Planning, Probate and Administration, Estate Litigation, Family Law, Divorce and Matrimonial Law, Business Law, Contracts, Mergers, Property Disputes, Real Estate Law and Closings, and General Litigation.

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New York

Since 2000

Principal Attorney

George E. Patsis, PLLC

Current

Hofstra University

J.D. (1997)

1994 - 1997

State University of New York - Stony Brook

B.A. (1993) | History

1989 - 1993

20 Year Anniversary

Martindale-Hubbell

2020

Esteemed Lawyer

Esteemed Lawyers of America

2020

10 Best

American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

2020

10 Best

American Institute of Criminal Attorneys

2020

Distinguished Lawyer

Lawyers of Distinction

2018

Suffolk County Bar Association

Member

Current

New York State Bar  # 3012770

Member

2000 - Current

Living Wills and Health Care: Powers of Attorney

End of Life Decision Making in Guardianship Proceedings, Article 81 Guardianship Training

February 27, 2019

Suffolk County Bar Association

Certified Court Evaluator, Guardian, Attorney for the Incapacitated, Referee, and Receiver

New York State Unified Court System

2006

Q. Can you modify child support with an active Supreme Court divorce/custody case when you lose your job?

June 1, 2020

A: The simple answer is yes, you can certainly make an application to modify a child support order during the pendency of a divorce. Stating you lost your job is generally insufficient to obtain a modification. You should consult with the attorney representing you in the divorce.

Q. I own a third of a business that’s been open since 1998. I am being offered about a tenth of what my shares are worth

June 1, 2020

A: What is your question?

Q. For a family court case if the mother is a resident of NY and father KY can the case be brought to NY??

June 1, 2020

A: It seems that a custody and child support case for your daughter is not pending in Kentucky. If this is correct, there is nothing stopping you from filing in New York. Typically you would start with a custody petition and file a child support petition. The custody petition generally would be decided first and then the child support case would follow.

The Family Court has jurisdiction over an initial child custody order under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Article 5-a of the Domestic Relations Law. Jurisdiction is normally exercised in accordance with the home state rule. The home state rule permits the court to exercise jurisdiction over an initial child custody matter where the child's home state is New York.

"Home State" means the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding. In the case of a child less than six months of age, the term means the state in which the child lived from birth with any of the persons mentioned. A period of temporary absence of any of the mentioned persons is part of the period.

Since your child was born in New York and with you (the Parent), New York would be considered the home state.

The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act provides that the New York Family Court may obtain jurisdiction over a non-resident where any of the following are true:

(1) the individual is personally served with a summons and petition within this state;

(2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document or other action having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;

(3) the individual resided with the child in this state;

(4) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;

(5) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;

(6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse;

(7) the individual asserted parentage of a child in the putative father registry maintained in this state by the office of children and family services; or

(8) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.

You should consult with a New York Family Law attorney in your area as soon as possible. ... Read More