Q: My daughters father has been in her life and is doing what he has to do for her, He lives in a different state, He has other children with another woman and we all have a good relationship with each other. I want to take him off child support, We both agree that it...
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Hello I already have a legal separation agreement filed through court. How do I go forward with the divorce?
Q: Hello I already have a legal separation agreement filed through court. How do I go forward with the divorce? Must I hire a lawyer? A: You don't necessarily need an attorney, though it's advisable to have one. You can proceed to file for divorce - you may find the...
Will I be granted a child support modification?
Q: My kids dad makes almost 200,000. The child support was capped at 148,000 in a March 2019 modification. Since the NYS income cap has increased to 154,000 in March 2020 , will I be eligible for a modification? Or even better, how can I get the court to disregard the...
Can my husband adopt my child with out biological father consent ?
Q: I had my son 8 years ago , biological father never signed birth certificate or has never been in my son life. I got married almost 3 years ago but my husband has been in son life since her was 1 year and few months. I did request child support from my son father...
Do I get the money back from my ex spouses portion from my retirement?
Q: New York is taking out a percentage of my retirement to my x spouse. They take it out every month however my x spouse doesn’t do anything with. It is just staying in the ny account. Since she doesn’t touch it. Would I by chance get it back if she does nothing with...
Can a child support be dropped?
Q: I have a son he was born in Jamaica West Indies, but migrated to the United States 1 year ago his mother put me on child support but promised to drop it , can a child support be dropped? A: Yes, she can always agree to withdraw it from the court, so long as she's...
Can I change my son last name To my fiancé who been there since my son was 4 months old?
Q: My son biological father has never been in my son life he was verbally and physically abusive and absent while I was giving birth, my son is a minor under 18 years old and my fiancé wishes to adopt him as his own. He has worked extra hours just to provide for my...
When getting an order of protection In family court the judge granted it and told me that I can also file this criminal court?
Q: She said something along the lines that in criminal court they can make arrests easier if the defenadant violates the order of protection. Will I have to go back and forth to both courts if I file in criminal court? A: It’s optional whether you appear in the...
Can a child support arrears be added back on after you waived them?
Q: My child’s father did not pay support for over ten years when he finally started paying he was having issues with work and driving because of the arrears. I figured it would be best for me to waive them so he could work and I could get something. I wanted to know...
Can I get an annulment or divorce without my wife?
Q: I was married and my wife never came to the USA nor live with me here, I was married in China, However, my wife disappeared ( left me 2 years now, will I able to file a divorce without her or is there a way I can get an annulment? A: In theory, you can get a...
