Q: I can't pay and don't want to pay. How can I stop? Please help me with this matter thank you... A: The short answer is yes - so long as you're the Father, you have a legal obligation to support the child. You will have the burden of proving you're disabled thru competent medical evidence. Even if you succeed…Read More
Q: My fiancée’s mother is trying to see if she can file child support against me. My fiancee doesn’t want to file child support but her mother does and trying to force to her to do it. Little history on her mother her mother is all about money and she has been trying to have my fiancee to go against…Read More
Q: The other parent (who has always handled child’s finances) is taking me to court to pay more tuition but after 2 college years hasn’t applied for financial aid. Is that a defense against paying more? A: Generally it’s in both parent’s interests to apply for all grants & scholarships the child would be eligible for. That said, the custodial…Read More
Q: We separated on March 2020. We are still legally married and do not have any legal representation nor are we filing for divorce just yet as far as I’m concerned. My ex-spouse stated he would give me $1,500mthly for our two daughters (6&8 years old). I thought it was low but accepted it because he said that’s all he…Read More
Q: Non custodial parent has not paid any current child support since December of 2019 as of February 2021 he owes 4800.56 in arrears with the last tax intercept being March 2020 if I take him to court for a violation hearing and I do end up getting another tax intercept refund for his arrears before the court hearing is…Read More
Q: I was just contacted by a 53 year old who very well might be my daughter. The 53 year old woman’s mother never told me about the child & never went to court requesting child support from me. Am I financially responsible retro actively? A: The short answer is no – if there was never a court order of…Read More
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 toxic environment for us both). My daughter is too scared to…Read More
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 disability she has struggled. She is graduating May…Read More
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 monthly payments -I paid for both children and spent $4,200…Read More
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 cap ? A: You aren’t necessarily eligible for an…Read More