Q: My daughter is 17 and will be going to college next year. I just found out that she submitted a non-custodial income waiver for college applications that require a CSS profile from both parents. My daughter and I have had very little contact (my ex has created a...
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Petitioning to end child support in NYS due to no relationship with Child
Q: My daughter is 17 and will be going to college next year. I just found out that she submitted a non-custodial income waiver for college applications that require a CSS profile from both parents. My daughter and I have had very little contact (my ex has created a...
Is my ex spouse required to pay for college for our child, even though she is 23?
Q: We were divorced in 2008 in Connecticut, since 2009 we have all moved to NY. In 2015 we had a modification to our original divorce stating that we are to share tuition for our child for her BA. she has been a school continuously since 2015. But, due to her learning...
In White Plains Family Court is a decree only for the non-custodial parent to obey?
Q: Hello, Thank you in advance for your assistance. Our decree states we are both obligated to $750 per child per year for extracurricular activities and we both need to agree on activity, we have 2 boys. 2019 - We agreed to karate and I signed the contract for 12...
What will happen with the money due in my NY child support case if I move to Florida?
Q: I am the custodial p parent and I am moving to Florida. What will happen with the child support case in New York? There is almost $ 40,000 in late payments. he is behind with the payments. Am I going to lose that money if I move to Florida? A: No - the order does...
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 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...
My oldest daughter is in college in NY and turned 21 last month. Do I need to continue paying child support for her?
Q: My wife and I separated 13 years ago. I have been paying $1300/month child support for my 2 daughters since then. My youngest daughter went to college/Penn State in Aug 2020. My oldest daughter went to Hunter College NY in Sept 2018, and has 2 more years to go. She...
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...
Does a retroactive SSD child benefit automatically go to the custodial patent in the absence of a court order?
Q: I am divorced and am not the custodial parent. Am I mandated by law to give a retroactive SSD child benefit Payment to the custodial parent? My application for benefits was after the divorce and there was no child support order from court. The money was spent on...
