If the other parent is preventing you from seeing or speaking with your children, you can go to court to seek either custody of the children or...

Do we need a lawyer for a prenup or can we just sign a paper that says "Assets/Liabilities under my name will always remain

If you are entering into a prenuptial agreement, you should consult with an attorney. An agreement inartfully written or improperly executed will...

How should I proceed.

If your ex-husband still lives in New York, you can attempt to enforce the child support order here. There are several enforcement tools...

Do I need an attorney?

Having an attorney may, at least, clear up some of the uncertainty of why support is not being collected through support collections. I always...

Is our marriage legal?will we have to remarry?

Since your husband is still married to his first wife, you are marriage is void. After or simultaneous with his other action for divorce, You...

If a gay couple were married in NY by a preacher prior to legal gay marriage is that marriage now recognized?

No. The wedding performed in NY before New York recognized same-sex marriage is not legal. The only possible way the marriage could be found to...

Shared custody

There are two types of custody Physical and legal. Physical refers to where the children reside; legal custody refers to the decision-making. ...

Can my husband pay spousal support as well as child support. He left me. I live with my son and brother.

You will.certainly be granted child support if you have custody of your child. Support for one child is equal to 17% of his income. From the...

I have sole custody of my 10 yr old daughter. Have had it for almost 6 yrs. Father left when she was 1 yrs old. When she was 4..

The court may allow the father visits with the child if the visits are deemed to be in the best interests of the child. It certainly sounds as if...

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I have been seperated for 20 years. We have no contact...I do not even know where he lives. I need to file for Divorce

Though you have not been together for 20 years, if you are still married, you will have to obtain a divorce to dissolve the marriage. In NY, the...