The unfortunate answer is yes. While the law states that without a court order both parents have the same rights to a child, the state will not...

The parents are currently the child's de facto guardians, however, once the child is 18, the parents have to be appointed the child's guardians....

If the father says no you will need to apply to the court. Name changes are done in the civil court rather then in Family Court. With a 16 year old...

If you have a prior custody order, review that order to see what it says regarding travel. If the other party has violated the violated the order...

To add to what all of my colleagues have stated, if you can show the court that you cannot serve in the usual manner you can ask the court for...

The short answer to your question is yes, the court can order a child to stay in NY until a court hearing. It sounds like the father has made up...

The only thing that can modify a court order regarding custody or support is a subsequent order. You need to file an enforcement petition.

Yes. As the parent with whom the child resides a majority of the time you are considered the custodial parent and the other parent is the...

The agreement that you are seeking to modify should have a provision regarding how the parties can modify the agreement. Review the agreement or...

To add to what Ms. Stuart said, the attorney that you hire needs to assist you initiating a paternity case immediately after the child is born....