(NY) Is it a crime to pierce a baby's ears without permission and can custody get denied over it ? : legaladvice

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My niece is 2 months old. My brother is going through a divorce from his wife, she filed for divorce 6 months ago. Custody hasn't been decided yet but she hasn't stopped my brother from seeing my niece. My brother had brought my niece to see our mom and our mom pierced her ears during the visit. My brother says he didn't realize she did it until his wife yelled at him when he brought my niece back. Now she is refusing to let my brother visit my niece unless it's at her house and she said she's going to call the cops on our mom. Would my mom actually be charged with anything? She has no criminal history, excepting one incident where my sister-in-laws doctor received a restraining order against her (I know, I know...my mother now recognizes that her actions around contacting the doctor to find out my niece's gender was wrong and I in no way condone her actions). Also can my sister-in-law really use this to deny custody? She is already trying to use our mom's previous incident to do it even though my mom realizes she was wrong. I don't live in New York anymore because my wife's job took us out of state and I also have no idea what the criminal or divorce laws in New York are like.

Magrathea65 on June 21st, 2021 at 14:53 UTC »

I can see a post in six months asking if grandma can sue for visitation.

Thor_The_Bunny on June 21st, 2021 at 14:35 UTC »

know, I know...my mother now recognizes that her actions around contacting the doctor to find out my niece's gender was wrong and I in no way condone her actions

This is straight out of a momzilla dramedy, surely. Although I rather doubt that LAOP's Bro and ex-wife are going to get back together at the end of the movie

CloverBun on June 21st, 2021 at 14:32 UTC »

She has no criminal history, excepting one incident where my sister-in-laws doctor received a restraining order against her (I know, I know...my mother now recognizes that her actions around contacting the doctor to find out my niece’s gender was wrong and I in no way condone her actions).

Uhhhh. That’s a pretty big “except.”