Q: Myself and my daughters father share 50/50 physical custody with my daughter with me having final authority over decisions regarding our daughter. legally where my daughter resides is my address. my daughter has asked me to buy her clothing and prepare food for her while she’s at her dads house. majority of communication when it comes to our daughter…Read More
Q: I'm having issues with my son's father. We don't communicate effectively and he doesn't pay child support because he claims he takes care of our son when he is with him. He is very controlling and all arrangements are for his benefit, he picks up our son on his terms and availability and changes the schedule often. He is…Read More
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 birth certificate. I have not seen this child in…Read More
Q: I’m going to court , mother of my child put me on child support it wasn’t granted yet, we share joint custody but she doesn’t follow the court order leave him with me longer than he’s supposed to be, she went to file child support paperwork but I pay for the day care and pay for a sitter when…Read More
Q: Ok well apparently my child mother has took me for child support but the case is close cause she did it all for the money now how can I take her for child support being that she miss court and that she only did what she did for money how can I fix my issue. A: You would only…Read More
Q: El padre de mi hijo no quiso mostrar su w2 en la corte así que le fijaron la pensión con lo que él dijo que ganaba pero él gana más de eso y yo quiero contratar un abogado para que revise la medida de manutención porque él tenía un abogado en la corte y yo no A: Sí, tiene…Read More
Q: Child support agency in MD working with NYC has inaccurately offset my child support order. When the case was originally open, the amount that I was expected to pay was entirely too much. I also had arrears from the beginning. So I went to court to try to challenge the arrears and lower the amount that I have to…Read More
Q: I am currently in family court for child support. It’s been 2 1/2 years now and I haven’t received any money. The non custodial parent is in arrears for over 20k. He claims to be disabled and not receiving his pension or disability money from the NYPD in over a year since his retirement. A: The subpoena would need…Read More
Q: He was married when we were together and he refused to sign the acknowledgment but later he accepted, now he wants to vacate the birth certificate. A: Depending on the age of the child, it may be difficult for him to do so. Generally, the father has 60 days to move to vacate the acknowledgment. Schedule a consult…Read More
Q: We wrote out a letter for him to give me a certain amount a month. I'm now realizing it's not enough. Will the letter hold up in court? A: "Letters" in themselves are unenforceable. The way you get an enforceable child support arrangement is: (a) have a legally-enforceable agreement drafted, (b) have same incorporated into a court order.…Read More
