Appellate Division, Second Department Reverses Family Court Order For Pro Bono Client
01.13.21
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The Firm successfully represented the mother of three children in a pro bono matter before the Appellate Division, Second Department in an expedited appeal filed by the children, who sought to overturn a Family Court order denying their request to issue special findings, enabling the children to file for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. The appeal was argued by associate Alison Sher on January 7, 2021. On January 13, 2021, the Second Department reversed the Family Court’s order and issued special findings that the father abandoned and educationally neglected the children, and that it is not in the children’s best interests to be returned to their home country. The matter was referred to the Firm by Safe Passage.
The Simpson Thacher team included Brooke Cucinella, Alison Sher and Susan Cordaro.