If the court grants you permission to relocate, the other party has 30 days to file a Notice of Appeal and must perfect the appeal within 6 months...

I want to return home to US to live with my child after my Canadian husband and I divorce. We were married in US, live in CA

You have the option of filing a petition in Family Court requesting the court's permission to relocate with your child to Nebraska. You can try to...

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Can the mother file a modification of the child custody order, while she and her child are in Japan. enforced in Japan.

If the child has lived in Japan for at least six consecutive months, Japan would have jurisdiction over the custody issues. I do not know enough...

My divorce decree does not say anything about who can claim my daughter for their taxes. Wish to alternate this, but ex denies

Usually, the parent who has custody, is entitled to claim the child as a dependent on income tax returns. However, the parents can agree to...

Does the motion indicate the reasons for the request to restore the case to the calendar? A divorce case in NY is disposed when a judgment of...

If one judge has already presided over a child support case can a different judge be assigned to that case by the court

In Family Court, each petition regarding child support that is filed, gets its own docket number and can be assigned to a different support...

Divorce process in NYC?

For your visa status, it may be better to consult an immigration lawyer and initiate the divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.

Divorce case

You and your attorney must sign a form "Consent to Change Attorney" which is filed with the court and you can ask your attorney to return your file...

You can certainly change your last name by filing the forms required by the Civil Court. These forms can be downloaded online.

MY children are 16 and 17 can I sue my children's father for medical expenses & college tuition?

Absolutely. According to the NY law, child support ends when each child is 21 years old. There is basic child support which the non-custodial...