Q: My ex wife is trying to take me to court once again to increase child support payment I’ve not missed a payment it gets taking directly out of my check from my current employment and she’s constantly harassing me I have reason to believe she somehow found out my...
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Can I expect to be reimbursed all my attorney fees if I file contempt motion against my ex spouse for breach of contract?
Q: I was divorced 18 months ago. My now ex-spouse didn't want the divorce and delayed as much as he could throughout the entire process. We both are still living in the house. We both had competent lawyers. As part of our Stipulation Agreement, we agreed to list the...
Does the custodial parent have an obligation to apply for financial aid?
Q: The other parent (who has always handled child's finances) is taking me to court to pay more tuition but after 2 college years hasn't applied for financial aid. Is that a defense against paying more? A: Generally it's in both parent's interests to apply for all...
Can I prove that my wife didn’t hit my son with a hammer when the hospital report say different?
Q: My stepdaughter is saying that her mother hit my son with a hammer. When in fact she pushed him into a table an hurt himself...and she is being influence by another adult to to this. A: You'd generally need to retain the services of a forensic physician who would...
Getting a transcript “So Ordered”
Q: It was suggested to get my custody court transcript "So Ordered" by the custody judge. Before going into my custody court session, we had agreed to a CS modification as part of the deal. during the session the opposing attorney stated that CS modification agreement...
Call I have child support arrears reduced?
Q: I have child support arrears that were accumulated while I was unemployed, (Not collecting), under the poverty level and my only income was public assistance. The judge never reduced the weekly payment, even though I requested a modification several times, and I...
Is it safe to sign a letter my ex-spouse drafted himself where it states that he is giving me $1,500mthly in child support?
Q: We separated on March 2020. We are still legally married and do not have any legal representation nor are we filing for divorce just yet as far as I’m concerned. My ex-spouse stated he would give me $1,500mthly for our two daughters (6&8 years old). I thought...
If my husband left the country and left me for another women with no contact, how would property in his name be divided?
Q: We have been married for 32 years, I found out he was having an affair and he packed his bags and left the country to be with this women. I am a stay at home mother to our three boys. He has cut off everything, he has a house under his name that we rent out. Would...
Is it legal for child support cases to be opened in three States?
Q: I have three opened cases in NY, NJ and NC with the same pertinent information. I owe no arrears in NY but it appears I owe arrears in NJ and in NC. Is this Family Court negligence? A: It depends on whether child support is merely opened via Support Collection...
Divorce, how is a Interspousal transfer deed or quit claim deed different in Westchester county, New York?
Q: Facing divorce, I pay my spouse out. We are both on deed, only me on mortgage. Is Interspousal transfer deed or quit claim deed any different in transfer tax in NY? Will this cause re assessment of property tax, make it go higher? How it might affect the selling of...
