Kerry Sloane Bassett, experienced Criminal Defense attorney in Central Islip, NY with 4 reviews
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Kerry Sloane Bassett

400 Carleton Ave, Central Islip, NY

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14 Sep, 2013
KERRY BASSETT WAS ASSIGNED AS MY KIDS LAW GUARDIAN OVER A YR AGO I DEF WASNT DOING WHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO & HAD MY CHILDREN REMOVED FROM MY CUSTODY. I HAD SLIPPED INTO A DEEP HOLE OF DEPRESSION& ADDICTION AFTER WAKING UP NEXT TO MY SPOUSE DEAD I 100% AGREE THAT REMOVING MY CHILDREN AT THAT TIME WAS BEST FOR THEM AS I COULDNT EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. I WAS SENT AWAY TO REHAB COMPLETED &RELAPSED WITHIN 2MNTHS, I WAS FACING JAIL & JUDGE GAVE ME ONE LAST SHOT. 8 COURT MANDATES TO COMPLETE IN 1YR IN ORDER TO GET MY CHILDREN BACK & BASSETTS EXACT WORDS(THAT I WILL NEVER EVER FORGET) TO ME(IN FRONT OF MY MOTHER & OTHER WITNESSES) WERE: IF YOU COMPLETE ALL MANDATES AND DO WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO I "WILL NOT" STAND IN YOUR WAY OF YOU GETTING YOUR CHILDREN BACK! I WILL HAVE NO OBJECTION WHAT SO EVER TO THEM BEING RETURNED TO YOU ONCE YOU COMPLETE ALL OF YOUR MANDATES& COURT ORDERED PROGRAMS. WELL I JUMPED THROUGH HOOPS CRAWLED ON MY KNEES BRUISED & BROKEN, FOUGHT NONSTOP TO STAY SOBER & DO EVERYTHING& ANYTHING I HAD TO IN ORDER TO GET MY BABYS BACK .1 MONTH SHORT OF 1 YR I HAD COMPLETED ALL 8 MANDATES SUCCESSFULLY& PETITIONED FOR EARLY RETURN OF MY CHILDREN,ALL ORDERS&CPS CHARGES GOT DROPPPED & EVERYONE (CPS, JUDGE, COUNT, D.A, TREATMENT COURT) WAS FOR THE RETURN OF MY CHILDREN W/PRAISE EXCEPT GO FIGURE "KERRY BASSETT"! THE ONE WHOS WORDS" COMPLETE ALL MANDATES & U HAVE MY WORD I WILL NOT STAND IN YOUR WAY! AND HAVE NO OBJECTIONS" ARE BURNED INTO MY HEAD FOREVER SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH OBJECTION FOR THE RETURN OF MY DAUGHTER, FOR MY SON SHE HAD NO PROBLEM FOR HIM TO BE RETURNED TO ME (HIS FATHER WAS DECEASED & HE WAS PLACED W/MY MOM&MY DAUGHTER WAS PLACED W/HER "SPERM DONOR" YES SHE SPLIT MY CHILDREN APART ALSO!!) SO MY SON WAS RETURNED FULLY&MY DAUGHTER NOT. KERRY SAID SHE FELT MY DAUGHTER WAS FINE WHERE SHE WAS AN SAW NO REASON TO PULL HER OUT OF THERE&RETURN HER BACK TO HER MOTHER!!! SO IF MY SONS FATHER WASNT DECEASED IM POSITIVE SHE WOULDNT HAVE AGREED TO HIS RETURN EAITHER! I DID EVERY SINGLE THING I WAS SUPPOSED TO&IN SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME THEN GIVEN/EXPECTED TO GET MY KIDS BACK& ALL WHILE GREAVING THE DEATH OF MY SON FATHER WHO PASSED AWAY 5 DAYS BEFORE THEY TOOK MY BABYS AWAY& DID ON THE DAY OF HIS FUNERAL AS IF THAT WASNT HARD ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH. I LOST MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN 5 DAYS, MY WORLD WAS UPSIDE DOWN. BT FOR MY BABYS I PICKED MYSELF UP&TURNED IT RIGHT BACK AROUND! I FOUGHT A NASTY NASTY DRUG ADDICTION , HORRIBLY SEVERE DEPRESSION,SUFFERED ALL ALONE AS I HAD NO CHILDREN ANYMORE&MY SPOUSE HAD SUDDENLY PASSED ALL IN THE SAME WEEK, THAT WAS THE HARDEST THING I EVER HAD TO DO IN MY LIFE AND TO THIS DAY I STILL CANT BELIEVE I DID IT! AND RATHER QUICKLY. BT I DID IT ALL FOR MY CHILDREN&EXPECTED TO GET THEM BACK UPON MY COMPLETION BT NO KERRY STOOD IN MY WAY. SO NOW HERE I STAND ALMOST 2 YRS LATER WITH FULL CUSTODY OF MY SON&NOTHING WITH MY DAUGHTER I HAVE SPENT OVER $21,000 IN LAWYERS OVER THIS&WORK BASICLLY JUST TO PAY FOR THEM&AM NOW AWATING TRIAL FOR CUSTODY AGAIN WHICH HAS TAKEN SO LONG BC KERRY BASSETT "INSISTED" ON HAVING THE NEW LAW GUARDIAN TAKEN OFF AND HERSELF PUT ON NOT EVEN HAVING SEEN MY KID IN ALMOST 2YRS SHE HAS A PERSONAL SPITEFUL HATE TOWARDS ME & I HAVE NO IDEA WHY BT SHE DOES NOT WANT MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AT ALL! &WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO KEEP HER AWAY FROM ME! SHE WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT ME NO LESS TALK TO ME AT COURT. I THOUGHT LAW GUARDIANS WERE SUPPOSED TO FIGHT FOR THE CHILD& WHATS BEST FOR THEM?!MY DAUGHTER IS LIVING IN A TINY DIRTY DISGUSTING 3 BR APT SHARING A ROOM
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23 Dec, 2012
When I came into Family Court they wanted to put a neglect charge on me for taking my child out of special classes in school. Who am I again that I can't do that according to them? The parent. That's the first disrespect. All hell has broken loose in my case due to the actions of this arrogant law guardian and it's all due to her disrespect for parental rights and that she does not know anything about Family court law.
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24 Apr, 2011
I have had several attorney before Kerry Bassett, but she is the only one who ever went to bat for me. She is really smart and tough, and she wouldn't even let me lie to myself! Seh got the entire case against me dismissed. I recommed her to anyone I meet with any kind of legal problem.
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