Advocate:
Fotis Dulos wants his divorce dismissed as he appeals a recent probate court decision that took away guardianship of his five children from him and his estranged missing wife.
The impact of the probate court ruling gives his mother-in-law, Gloria Farber, all decision-making powers for the five Dulos children, according to court papers filed Friday by attorney Richard Rochlin, representing Fotis Dulos in his divorce.
Rochlin is appealing the guardianship ruling, which will be heard in juvenile court before a Superior Court judge on Jan. 9. Rochlin is also seeking a dismissal of the pending two-and-a-half year divorce, which has not proceeded due to the seven-month disappearance of Jennifer Dulos.
Fotis Dulos has been banned from contacting his children as part of the conditions of his release on bail for charges of tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution in his estranged wife’s May 24 disappearance.
Farber has been caring for the children in her Manhattan apartment since her daughter went missing and is seeking permanent custody of them.
If the divorce was dismissed, it would pave the way for one judge to decide on custody issues instead of the three who have been overseeing the probate, criminal and divorce cases.
Jennifer Dulos disappearance: Fotis Dulos appeals mother-in-law getting guardianship
Fotis Dulos wants his divorce dismissed as he appeals a recent probate court decision that took away guardianship of his five children from him and his estranged missing wife.
The impact of the probate court ruling gives his mother-in-law, Gloria Farber, all decision-making powers for the five Dulos children, according to court papers filed Friday by attorney Richard Rochlin, representing Fotis Dulos in his divorce.
Rochlin is appealing the guardianship ruling, which will be heard in juvenile court before a Superior Court judge on Jan. 9. Rochlin is also seeking a dismissal of the pending two-and-a-half year divorce, which has not proceeded due to the seven-month disappearance of Jennifer Dulos.
Fotis Dulos has been banned from contacting his children as part of the conditions of his release on bail for charges of tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution in his estranged wife’s May 24 disappearance.
Farber has been caring for the children in her Manhattan apartment since her daughter went missing and is seeking permanent custody of them.
If the divorce was dismissed, it would pave the way for one judge to decide on custody issues instead of the three who have been overseeing the probate, criminal and divorce cases.
Jennifer Dulos disappearance: Fotis Dulos appeals mother-in-law getting guardianship