Q: Unmarried couple, together for 2 years but not living together. Female is 8 months pregnant. Male is fairly certain that the unborn child is his but before having his name placed on the birth certificate wants to fully confirm that the child is his. A: You can have an informal one, or either party may petition the court for…Read More
Q: Girlfriend of 2 years is pregnant. This will be our first child together. She has 4 with her ex husband. They've been separated for 4+ years. The divorce and custody battle is still ongoing. She lost custody of the kids and has supervised (weekly) visits with only the youngest one. If the situation arises that we are not together…Read More
Q: I want to make sure prenup is still enforceable in court because it is missing the notary signature on the last page. The notary signature and stamp is only on the appendices, where the detail of the assets and liabilities is listed. A: If the notary stamp & signature was not on the acknowledgement page, then it would appear…Read More
Q: I’m an unmarried mother of a 20 month old and his father is very emotionally/mentally/verbally abusive towards me. He doesn’t hit me but threatens to. Recently he drank half a bottle of brandy by himself and threatened to kill me. Any time I disagree with him on something he threatens to take my son from me. He says I…Read More
Q: Will I be subjected to any debts my husband acquires if we are informally separated and living apart? A: Potentially yes. The issue for the creditor is they can, in theory, sue a spouse of a debtor per a legal doctrine called "necessaries." It's rarely invoked - but you're best advised to either file for divorce or legal separation.…Read More
Q: I am pro se, as is my ex-wife who filed a child support petition. We have the fact-finding hearing scheduled for next week. I want to submit to the court a written declaration and exhibits. Can I serve my ex-wife? ? Or do I need to use a third party? Do I need to have the certificate or affidavit…Read More
Q: My wife and I are legally married and have a child together. We are/were living in the same residence together. She became upset and took the child away from me by leaving the home. She has not returned and did not tell me where she went. I cannot get in contact with her. What legal rights do I have…Read More
Q: Recently, my sister lost custody of her daughter to her ex husband. She has visitation and in the beginning the child was crying that she did not want to go see her mother yet her father made every and all attempts to make it work. He is a decent guy and has devoted his life now to raising my…Read More
Q: I was divorced 18 months ago. My now ex-spouse didn’t want the divorce and delayed as much as he could throughout the entire process. We both are still living in the house. We both had competent lawyers. As part of our Stipulation Agreement, we agreed to list the house for sale. We also agreed that I would be allowed…Read More
Q: Visitation Order is from a NY court (westchester) but I live in NJ. Court order states nothing about firearms. If I purchase and own a gun (for hunting) and my sons mother finds out (or I tell her) can this be a potential threat toward my visitation rights. My son sleeps over on the weekends. Gun will be kept…Read More
