Its hard to say. You might want to file your own petitions to protect yourself, along with a child support modification as well. The older the...

What are the next steps I should take?

I would suggest calling quest to figure out what is owed.

I'm sorry for your loss. There is no law that there needs to be a reading. The best thing that you all can do is to be transparent with each...

Some Judges do it right away, others can take many months.

Can I Keep the House With Award Money ?

It really depends on the equity in the home, when you placed your separate monies toward the downpayment, what other monies were used to purchase...

Can I start a petition in family court to ask my wealthy father to keep his promise to pay for college ?

Unless there is a court Order, ordering your father to pay for college it will be hard to prevail. Your mother would have to file the petition...

How are issues of custody and maintenance decided after verified complaint for NY divorce is answered in contested divorce?

You are not having an uncontested divorce. You are having a contested divorce. You really need to have counsel guide you through this. Otherwise...

How long does it take if spouse refuses to sign papers? Is this uncontested response? What are the steps?

Its unclear what papers you are referring to. If the parties do not have an uncontested divorce, then you can proceed with a contested matter.

Preliminary Conference?

Each court has its own process of informing the other side of a PC date. Please speak to your attorney.

When mother abandons daughter.

Since your daughter has been in SC, you would need to obtain counsel in SC, and start an action there.