Q: Hello, I was recently emailed from the Westchester family court that I had to make a court appearance, I had no idea what it was for but when I joined the meeting virtually it was for my ex that submitted support petition. I’ve been sending her money for the past 9...
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My son has autism and me and his father are separating, what will visitation be like?
Q: My husband and I are separating and I’m wondering what type of visitation he would get, my son is autistic and has a very hard time being in different surroundings and around different people. My husband knows nothing really about my son, not his routine, his...
Can I get my daughter a passport since I have the final decision on legal matters?
Q: I’m a mother of a 6 yearly Old girl. The father and I have joint custody, in the fourth order that we have states that I have the final decision in legal matters of the child. The father does not want to sign the right to get her a passport only because he hates...
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...
Will my child be taken from me forever if I don’t abide by the visitations?
Q: I was falsely arrested in my home last month because my daughters father lied on me and said I pushed him and i was charged child endangerment. I have been her primary care taker since the day she was born, buying everything by myself, feeding her by myself, taking...
What would be the best possible outcome for myself and my 6 month old son after a divorce?
Q: Married to my wife of 3.5 years. She moved to the US from England (where she was born and is a citizen) to live with me. I moved to NY from FL, where we were married to accommodate her desire to live here. She has been here since July 2017 while her immigration...
Can I file for child abandonment on my children’s father even if I have full custody of them?
Q: I have full custody of both of my children. Also have an order of protection of the father. He has not reached out or provided for them. A: There is no such thing under New York law. Instead, his "abandonment" of the children would either be grounds to have them...
Can my ex use fear of coronavirus as an excuse to not visit the children?
Q: We have a divorce agreement that states visitation clearly. During the NYS pause order, my ex has not followed the visitation advising that he does not feel it is safe for the kids to come to him (reasons being that he goes out for groceries and to the store etc)....
Do I have to update the custodial parent on my new address?
Q: We have an order and Mother has custody of child. I have him on the weekends, Friday - monday (he sleeps over). Pick up and drop off is at her home and at his school. I just moved from NY to NJ. I don’t feel comfortable telling the mother my address due to previous...
I am a professional dentist? My ex wife and I have been divorced for a year now. She wants to move about 20 miles.
Q: If she moves it will affect my ability to run my business as it will be impossible to pick up and drop off my two boys at school. She is going to tell the court I smoke marijuana. I do but never when with or around the kids. I never have. Will they test me with...
