I am out of work and living with friends, I owe back support, she says my friends have to pay my support, is this true in NY?

Your friends are not responsible for your support. You need to file a petition for a downward modification.

Can I be mandated to pay half child care cost if watched by neighbor and friends?

You are not mandated unless there is a court order and unless she can produce receipts. Let her take you to to court, but I have a feeling she is...

Husband abandoned myself and our two children. We are still married. He now married a girl here on a student visa from Colombia

You need to start by filing a petition for child support in Family Court. Get an attorney to represent you.

The sheriffs served my husband with a order of protection were they suppose to make him leave?

The Order of Protection that you describe does not require him to leave. An Order of Protection is what you get when you allege DV.

Money from a divorce settlement. Is it taxable

If it would be taxable under other circumstances it will be taxable in this case. Speak to an accountant.

I filed for a order of protection and must return to court should I obtain an attorney

It is always to your advantage to retain counsel in any proceeding, but especially one where there is a divorce, a child and DV.

What is the difference between a order of protection and a restraining order...and do you have to ask for one specifically

In response to DV you get an Order of Protection, usually from the Family Court, but sometimes in a criminal case. There is no essential difference...

If I have to go all the way to Brooklyn to do the Petition of any case since my ex lives in Brooklyn,

If the child is in Brooklyn, that is where you have to file. The court will not file a child support petition on her behalf unless she goes on...

Husband spreading an incurable STD. RAN up my credit and refusing to pay all the while improving his own. Not legally separated

Contact an attorney immediately and start the divorce process. There are way too many issues to address here and anything we tell you would not be ...

Judges are not mandated reporters as a matter of law in that they have discretion as to whether they wish to report tax fraud, however, most judges...