Q: Hello all. and thank you in advance . I am seeking a modification in child support due to work related injury. The issues. After serious injuries were found company is fighting the case.( I was taken off site in a ambulance .) Obviously i had to file for a downward modification of child support till issues can be resolved.…Read More
Q: My daughter lives with her mom, grandparents and uncle. The uncle is on social media smoking weed. My daughter is not in the video but clearly he smokes weed. A: David’s Answer: This may be considered as a factor, but this in & of itself is unlikely to win you custody. Even on this factor, one would need to…Read More
Q: My child’s mother does not allow me and my child to speak on the phone when she’s been ordered by the judge to allow my daughter to call me once a day. 8 days go by before I even see my child. Should I file a petition for this? She’s already been told by a judge to allow phone…Read More
Q: My Ex Husband hasn’t paid me any money for our Court Ordered 37% unreimbursed Medical expenses in 4 years, I’ve mailed him several receipts asking for payment and he ignores it. Can I move forward with requesting the unreimbursed medical to be taken from his paycheck the same way as his child support payment? A: David’s Answer: Unless you…Read More
Q: I wanted to know will it be okay for me to go live with a family memember to get myself together and make things better for me and my daughter in another state, will/can her father file a kidnapping case on me if I do so. I do not want to get into trouble for leaving the state but…Read More
Q: Can goods and services be exchanged in lieu of alimony or child support? My ex decided that he has paid for other things, I never agreed to nor does he have the receipts for these items with my name on it. He has also claimed that the checks written out to cash and endorsed by himself was money paid…Read More
Q: My son went to court yesterday and his next court date is all the way in August and the part he needs to go to says Cashier….What does that mean? A: David’s Answer: This term seems unfamiliar to me as a Family Law attorney. Are you sure your son has a Family Court or Divorce case, as opposed to…Read More
Q: Before I was granted custody of my two children in 2016, a child support order was made in 2015 in Manhattan by social services. The order is for $92 per month which is absurd and not even 17% let alone 25% for 2 kids. I would like a new hearing in the Bronx where the children and I have…Read More
Q: My ex is violating the custody / visitation order from our divorce. She is not letting my pick up the children on the set forth dates. What do i do to get my children? I do have the court orders. Thank you in advance. A: David’s Answer: First, keep a paper-trail by e-mailing her & demanding that she follow…Read More
Q: So the divorce went through-was granted and the prenuptial agreement was not addressed. Does that mean it is now invalid then? A: David’s Answer: The prenup, if it was not incorporated into the divorce judgment, is null & void. It’s very purpose is “in the event of a divorce . . ..” That said, it may pay to have…Read More
