Does a visitation order and joint custody order mean the same thing

No - to be precise, joint custody addresses decision-making, while visitation addresses the access time each parent spends with the child. If the...

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How can moving out impact future divorce case?

Please clarify - are you both currently living together? If he's refusing to help with rent, and you're the only one paying the rent, wouldn't he...

I want to know if I'm Divorced and can I appeal it?

It's probably time to stop representing yourself, as if you don't officially "appear" in the action, he'll get a default judgment & you will be...

Will a biological father signing his rights over, eliminate him having to pay child support?

There's no such thing in the law as "signing one's rights over." In paternity land, once you do the crime, you need to do the time. It may be...

My wife threw me out of MY house that was secured by a prenup. Does she has the legal right to do this? Can i do anything?

Assuming it's a marital residence, she doesn't have the right to do that. She would need either an order of protection directing your removal) or...

My son father don't wanna send my son back

If your son had been residing in Barbados for more than months, then you should commence a custody enforcement action there. Once you obtain a...

I just received my divorce decree and there is no mention of visitation, the stip does have all the info. Is that normal?

If by "divorce decree" you mean the divorce judgment, then yes, absolutely it should've mentioned the visitation schedule. If it didn't, then...

Will using a trust account as my account type with a brokerage, as opposed to an individual account, offer me ANY protection...

Here's the issue: if you take marital funds (i.e., money earned during the marriage) & deposit that money either into a "separate" account or a...

Will I likely be able to get physically custody of a child

The standard of custody for a non-parent suing a parent is whether the non-parent can prove the child's been "persistently neglected." Thus, it is...

Is my son entitled to child support if he is over 21 and attending college in NYS

Child support cannot be extended beyond 21, except if both parties execute a specific written agreement consenting to same. In your instance, the...