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
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 if I could have them put back…Read More
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 the children. Also, can the custodial parent now make claim to…Read More
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 pays 50% of…Read More
Q: Is my husband responsible to give me money for kids needs if we both work ? A: If you’re married & still living together, then your question is more of a moral question than a legal one. The only way a court can order him to provide support is if you elect to file for divorce & thus legally…Read More
Q: That was in July 2018, ex reports very low income (35K, dentist, and signed for 7,200 child 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 new tax returns claiming 106K….Can the deviating from income still…Read More
