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Peter Lomtevas is a licensed family law attorney specializing in divorce, child support, and child custody cases formerly in Brooklyn and the New York City region and currently in the Dallas, Texas area. A graduate of The Kew Forest School, Hofstra, and Touro College Law Center, Peter is also a member of the New York State Bar Association. Education • The Kew Forest School, 1966 - 1978 • Hofstra University, 1978 - 1981 • Touro College Law Center, 1993 - 1996 Civilian Awards • Distinguished Public Service Award, 2006: Brooklyn Borough President • Businessman of the Year, 2006: National Republican Congressional Committee • Conspicuous Service Medal, November 15, 2007: Serphin Maltese Admissions • US Supreme Court • US Court of Claims • US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces • US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit • US District Court, Northern District Florida • US District Court, Eastern District New York • US District Court, Southern District New York • Georgia (Inactive) • New York • Pennsylvania • Texas. Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1981 • Infantry Officer Basic Course, 1982 • Infantry Mortar Platoon Officer Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1982 • US Army Berlin Brigade July, 1982 - May, 1985 • Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1985 • Fort Dix, October 2, 1985 - March 23, 1989 • Combined Arms Services Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1987 • The University of Delaware Army ROTC, August 14, 1989 - July 1, 1993 • Air Assault School, Fort Belvoir, Maryland, 1991 Military Career and Achievements Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1981 Infantry Officer Basic Course, 1982 Infantry Mortar Platoon Officer Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1982 US Army Berlin Brigade July, 1982 - May, 1985 Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1985 Fort Dix, October 2, 1985 - March 23, 1989.

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

• Municipal Liability
• Wrongful Conviction

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  Fixed fees for most cases. An hourly fee of $300 is available. Pro hac vice representation slightly more.

EDNY/SDNY

Since 2001

Georgia

Since 2005

New York

Since 2000

Pennsylvania

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

ID Number: 330131

Since 2021

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 24134031

Since 2023

2nd Circuit

Since 2001

D.C. Circuit

Since 2006

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2006

Owner

Peter C. Lomtevas, Esq., P.C.

2004 - Current

Independently owned and family operated family law office specializing in child custody, child support, divorces, post judgment and appellate practice. Also specializing in criminal defense.

Touro College

J.D. (1996)

Distinguished Public Service Award

Brooklyn Borough President

2006

Texas State Bar  # 24134031

Member

2023 - Current

New York State Bar  # 3046414

Member

2000 - Current

Q. In terms of a relocation case, how do I show a school district is a good choice?

October 22, 2023

A: We cannot provide particularized legal advice here online because we do not know the asker's case. In instances involving a relocation, the typical New York family court judge will be looking for economic improvement of the child. That is to say a job relocation that pays more income stands a better chance of being granted than other particularized factors. Bring in a bucket of brochures that promise better times will have no effect.

The asker is best advised to invest in a lawyer. Avoiding court and a possible cross petition by the other parent is a great idea.

Q. How to find out when a temp custody agreement ends

October 14, 2023

A: This question address how to construe ("construction" of) an agreement. Although we here cannot see the agreement, we imagine it provides for both contingencies: either the agreement terminates on September 21st, or at any other time presumably sooner than September 21st.

We also do not get to the question of how to enforce a breach of the agreement. Informal agreements regarding children are not enforceable in New York.

Q. When do you get an order after trial and decision in family court

September 7, 2023

A: We here are not clerks of court and cannot render opinions as to how to obtain court orders.

We here are also well aware of the enormous difficulty government has in keeping straight records in a court environment. Corners may have been cut. It may very well be that the judge's order was delivered from the bench and the asker needs to obtain trial transcripts and move to have them so ordered. Alternatively, the clerk of court may have failed to mail copies to the parties and counsel. In that case, the asker must travel to the appropriate court house and ask for a copy from the clerk's record room.