In what has been referred to as 'an extraordinary application of the fugitive disentitlement doctrine to a family court matter,' the New York Family Court, Albany County,
Fugitive Doctrine Applied to Mother Who Fled with Child
In what has been referred to as 'an extraordinary application of the fugitive disentitlement doctrine to a family court matter,' the New York Family Court, Albany County, has ruled that a mother who absconded with her child has no right to seek relief from an order awarding temporary custody to the putative father.
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