The courts like granting joint custody and substantial parenting time to both parents. Your son is very young and that should affect the time given...

If there is a prior court order, you can file to modify the court order to provide for less time for the father. However, those petitions are hard...

Whether you would be successful in an application to suspend child support would depend upon other facts not set forth in your post. In certain...

What's the verdict?

There is no verdict. It appears instead that the court gave the mother another opportunity to appear in court. Your son should speak to his...

If you have retained counsel for your divorce, you should discuss this issue with your lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, you should consult with...

Support magistrates handle child support cases, not judges. There is never an occasion where a litigant gets to speak to a judge "privately." That...

How do I stop the child support payments?

To modify child support, you can file a petition in family court seeking modification. Since you would still be obligated to pay support, you...

What is necessary to file a petition in western NY in order to address a child support arrearage?

You could look up through AVVO the attorneys practicing in Western New York. You could communicate with the attorney by phone, Zoom, FaceTime,...

How much child support should i be paying?

A straight guideline order would be 29% of your adjusted gross income. If $10,000 is subtracted as an estimated of social security, medicare and...

When you file a new petition, a new docket number is assigned. However, if you are seeking your old docket number and file number, you need to call...