December 13th 2010: successfully mediated primary possession for client.
January 6th 2011: successfully defended opposing party’s Motion requesting to cover the health insurance of the parties’ child. The child has a significant medical history of serious medical illnesses. The non-custodial parent also had an inconsistent employment history where gaps in health insurance were likely.
November 1st 2010: Mr. Granata successfully stopped two Child Support Witholding Orders that were witholding money on the same child under two different case numbers.
November 5th 2010: Mr. Granata successfully upwardly adjusted the opposing sides child support and back dated it over 8 months.
November 12th 2010: Adoption successfully granted after a child fled gang related violence from his home country and came into the United States via Central America and had his maternal aunt adopt him to begin immigration procedures for his residency.
December 13th 2010: Successfully mediated a high conflict custody case whereby all requested relief by the opposing party was denied.
March 15th 2010: Mr. Granata’s client awarded primary custody
March 23 2010: Mr. Granata’s client awarded more than Standard Possession from the custodial parent based on concerns by the Court about the custodial parent’s exaggerated claims about the non-custodial parent.
April 19th 2010: With the help of expert testimony via a cultural anthropologist that due to significant and long standing parental conflict between the parents that parental termination would be in the best interests of the child. Court agreed and approved the termination.
July 9th2010: Mr. Granata’s client awarded primary custody back after it was demonstrated to the Court that a 2 year joint physical custody arrangement with the other parent was not working. Court agreed and awarded Mr. Granata’s client primary custody.
August 4th 2010: Opposing party requested supervised visitation and reduced visitation for Mr. Granata’s client. Court denied the request.
August 5th2010: Mr. Granata successfully altered the opposing party’s visitation. The opposing party wanted to spontaneously begin visiting the children after having no visits for over a year. Court agreed and changed the noncustodial parent’s access from Standard Possession.
August 19th 2010: Mr. Granata’s client awarded multiple thousands of dollars in prepaid child support even though the other party (by agreement) has primary physical custody.
August 24th2010: Mr. Granata hired on as local counsel for multi-state custody and property litigation divorce.
September 19th2010: Mr. Granata successfully blocked two attempts to register and enforce an out of state custody order based on improper procedure by the other side.
October 1st 2010: Disabled father was awarded joint physical and legal custody of his two children plus receives child and spousal support.
Primary custody awarded to Mr. Granata’s client who had not been in the child’s life for over four years. Mr. Granata was able to successfully show that changing the child’s primary domicile to the absent parent was necessary because of serious concerns over neglect and abuse with the other parent.
Mr. Granata obtained a ruling from the Court, that based on the facts and circumstances of his client, that no periodic child support should be entered. The Court concurred with this position and rendered a ruling where the non-custodial parent would not have to pay child support.
Mr. Granata obtained a judgment against the opposing party for non payment of child support in the amount of $3,500.00.
Mr. Granata successfully negotiated an out of court settlement with the Texas Attorney General after they filed an enforcement against his client for failure to pay child support. The terms of the structured agreement required the Attorney General to dismiss their lawsuit. Additionally, the Attorney General agreed to reduce the obligor’s child support obligation in accordance with the guidelines established by the Texas Family Code.
After a full day divorce trial, Mr. Granata successfully obtained a favorable child support ruling that was three times less than the demand from the custodial parent. Mr. Granata also removed an unnecessary requirement that his client’s possession and access with his children be supervised. Mr. Granata successfully established his client did not pose any ongoing threat to his children which was vital for his client’s attempt to reestablish his parental bond.
The noncustodial parent (who resides in another state) was facing a back child support judgment potentially in excess of $30,000.00. Mr. Granata successfully negotiated an agreement with the custodial parent’s lawyer that no back or retroactive child support should be entered in this case and thus saved the client
A mother who is the primary joint managing conservator of a young child was granted a significant upward adjustment to the father’s child support. The father and his attorney unsuccessfully argued the Court should calculate the obligor’s gross monthly income based on erroneous assumptions. Mr. Granata decisively counter argued the correct application of the calculation the Court should use in arriving at monthly gross income. Mr. Granata’s request for interim attorney’s was also granted.