What age of maturity Do I go off of if my child lives in Connecticut And support order is in Ny?

As long as either parent continues to live in New York, it has "continuing, exclusive jurisdiction" and its age of majority (21) continues to...

While NY has become the children's "home state" and can therefore issue custody or visitation orders, the test for support jurisdiction is...

Can I get a downward modification of child support with this clause?

The short answer (but with qualifications!) is that this provision does not preclude a modification based on changes in income. With or without...

Is an out of state child custody valid in New York?

The out-of-state visitation order is technically still in effect until a court modifies it; otherwise, as you say, the custodial parent could...

When shared custody approaches 50-50, it's clear that the statutory formulas are "unjust or inappropriate" and will not be applied. However,...

Can my former wife demand back child support payments based on my new higher salary?

Generally, no; any modification of the existing (reduced) order would only be retroactive to the date a modification petition is filed. However,...

Yes, you can file a new petition, but support will only be retroactive to the date of the new petition, not the old one. (If this makes a...

Shared Custody

If your support agreement was entered into after 10/12/2010, the law does indeed provide that a 15% increase in either parent's income is a...

The statute of limitations is 20 years from the date of each default in payment.

My fiancé is in prison for five years, If we get a divorced, can he sue me for alimony

Grow up! The answer is yes, he could "sue you for alimony"; but even if the answer were no, grow up!