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...
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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...
I have a child support hearing and I will not be in the country during this time, is it possible to adjourn for a future date?
Q: I picked my vacation from work a year ago and I have a trip I’m taking that’s out of the country (I leave on 10/19). I received an email saying that I have court on the 22nd of October. The child support case seems like my sons mother just wants to readjust what I...
Original divorce agreement stated that we are deviating from income requirement for child support?
Q: That was in July 2018, ex reports very low income (35K, dentist, and signed for 7,200 shild support), in Nov 2018 he went to court requesting adjustment to 3K, and he adjusted income to 130K, and I agreed. Now he is taking me to court requesting adjustment based on...
What does one parent choosing their vacation days first mean for the other parent?
Q: According to my court order, we get "Two non-consecutive weeks" where on even years the father gets to choose his weeks first. What does this mean in terms of my choice of weeks? The father seems to think that by default I must choose the weeks directly after his...
Q: Is there a limit to how much a person has to pay in child care?
Q: I pay around $2100 a month for child support and pay 82% of childcare. It comes out to $200 a week for a morning sitter and $35 a day for an after school program ($75 a day). She works before school for 3 hours and 2 hours after school but is home all day. I also...
Q: 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...
Q: Family Court ordered to exchange financial affidavit within 10 days. My ex never sent me his affidavit?
You should write a demand letter to your ex confirming you never received the FDA. If he still doesn't serve it, then you may move for dismissal/preclusion. That said, the Court directs advance production of financial disclosure to give you a fair opportunity to...
Q: Can a parent still be responsible for a child after 21 years of age and the child is in college?
A: It depends on whether you had a prior written & valid agreement to do so (e.g., a divorce settlement agreement). if you, did, then your agreement will likely govern. It not, then you won't be responsible. Schedule a consult with a Westchester Child Support...
Q:Can a child support arrears be added back on after you waived them?
A: It depends on how you did it. If you orally waived, or did so otherwise outside of court, then most likely it's unenforceable. If you waived before a Judge/Magistrate & assuming the waiver was done properly & reduced to a court order, then most likely you...
