Q: I made an agreement with the mother of my kids and she said that she's going to take me off child support so she sent the letter to her social worker to close the case how long will that take A: Yes - one of you would just file a Petition to terminate support in...
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I’m summoned 3 years for an Article 5 Paternity (IV-D) hearing- Assignor never comes(CSS does). Can I get it dismissed?
Q: I've been getting brought into court for 3 years and have not been able to establish paternity and the parent of this child has been physically avoiding contact with me on and off for that long, disappearing for 5-7 months at a time. I was not allowed to sign the...
How do I cancel petition for a modification of child support?
Q: I currently pay child support, then I was laid off. As I was laid off I continued to pay. I filed for a modification of support in 2020. Now I have a job and I make more money. I just received an appointment from the courts for modification. Can I cancel the...
Can the judge ignore income eligibility for court appt attorney?
Q: The father of my kids was assigned a court appointed attorney. In 2019 he reported to the judge his income was 42,000. At they time we were told neither qualified. In 2020 he reported an income in the child support hearing of 33,000. In 2021 he reported in court an...
Does the court considered both my disability and employment for child support in the state of New York?
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...
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 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...
Can I take my child mother for child support being that she did what she did for money ?
Q: Ok well apparently my child's mother took me for child support but the case is closed because she did it all for the money now how can I take her for child support being that she missed court and that she only did what she did for money how can I fix my issue? A:...
Do I still have to pay child support if child goes out of state for college an live with his mother?
A: The short answer is yes - child support generally continues in NY until age 21 unless the child is emancipated. If the child's attending college, then generally the non-custodial parent would not only pay basic support, but also pay his/her share of college...
Is a support case valid if the custodian parent employment wasn’t verified & lied about being employed?
Q: My income was verified & her wasn’t. She lied about employment & the court reused to verify. Can I get the case overturned? A: The Court does not have an obligation to "verify" her income. That's your responsibility - you could have, for example, issued her...
