Q:If the monied spouse files for divorce and the non-monied spouse has 20 days to respond do they have to request payment for their legal fees before they respond? Can a court appointed attorney help get both financial assets and custody of 2 children from 19 years of marriage? In this case the monied spouse brought the non-monied from Ukraine…Read More
Q: My son got divorced from his first wife when his son was two and remarried. He was recent!y paying over $1,000 a month by court ordered child support My Grandson was being raised by his mom unfortunately, his mom became mentally unstable and my son was given temporary custody in July. On October 2020 My Grandson ended up living…Read More
Q: "My ex only has residential custody but we have joint custody and he has been lying and not disclosing apparently for the past 4 years we've been in court that my son allegedly has ADHD and other medical issues AND he has been giving him medication WITHOUT my knowledge, also had very serious behavioral issues in school. He hadn't…Read More
Q: "Father and I are currently in court for custody- no final agreement as yet. What is the appropriate sleeping arrangements for my 5 year old son when he’s with his father? The father lives in a 1 bedroom apartment with the living room and kitchen combined. Although my son has his own bed, whenever his girlfriend is over, my son’s…Read More
Q: "The kids father gets the kids for an extended school recess this year. However, in this recess period my birthday and a holiday occurs. I am suppose to gets the kids on my birthday 10-6 and the holiday 10-6 this year. It seems I will be interrupting his extended period with our kids. He is arguing that it is…Read More
Q: "I got divorced in Dominican Republic but none of us went there. We were married in NY but when we got divorced we were living in Florida. I moved back to NY and he stayed in Florida and he lives in a house that we both bought while we were married.. Now people are telling me I'm not divorced…Read More
Q: "I'm a NYC Correction Officer that received "A Schedule Loss of Use (SLU) award is a cash benefit to pay you for the loss of earning power resulting from a permanent functional impairment of a body part as a result of your on-the-job injury." This award was not provided to compensate for lost wages as I do not lose…Read More
Q: "I have been married for 6 years. I live with my husband and he works but does not pay any bills. I work 2 jobs and have been saving and taking care of the bills. I would like to get a divorce we have no children together but I live with my 2 children how can I protect my…Read More
Q: "The father of my kids left to another country 8 months ago and he isn’t returning but there’s a lot of things like taking passport for my kids that he needs to be involved in and I can’t get him in person for those things. I need full custody asap..." A: You can file for sole custody in the…Read More
Q: "I live in NY, her father lives 2 1/2 hours away in NJ, he currently owes $13,778 ($72 Weekly) in child support, he sees her every other weekend from 6pm Fri to 1pm Sunday. I have family in Florida who can help me with my daughter, my mother who helps me now would also like to move to Florida…Read More
