If the parent asks for visitation will the parent be able to keep the child's name on the lease?

What does the lease have to do with visitation? I am not sure what the question is because there is no real nexus between the child's name on the...

I need to find a New York statute that presumes a father has legal custody of a child who lived with him from age 12 to age 17.

There is no statute that would presume that he was the custodial parent. There are actual records and there would be case law that would support...

Subpoena by mail

Again it is not proper service by mail. Good luck to you.

What do i do with my ex's property?

He should be given a time to retrieve his belongings with a police escort. If not you may want to ask a mutual friend to take his belongings and...

You may need to move. If someone keeps calling and making false allegations that are kept confidential by the agency to which it is reported there...

Ex-husband is attempting to take me to court over custody agreement violation.

On a practical level the breach is not material since he moved out of the county and no longer delivers the children to school. He can take you to...

Trading Marital House for the life Child Support

She can try to revisit seeking child support and claim that there is a change in circumstance that requires child support even though the agreement...

Shared custody

No. Not in New York. The court will choose a primary custodial parent.

Who serves a Family Court Order of Protection?

The police, the sheriff or a person over the age of 18 who is a resident of New York and not a party to the action. You need to arrange it.

Divorce and spousal support

You will be entitled to some support and you may qualify for a free attorney and he may have to help pay for your attorney depending on how much he...