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Who has to pay for the child to visit the other parent?

David's answer | Answered on February 19, 2015

It depends on whether you moved out-of-state without first getting court permission. If you did, then most likely you'll be either made to pay for...

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Visitation and Custody Court Date Post-Poned

David's answer | Answered on February 17, 2015

You can try calling the Part Clerk. Otherwise, try sending the Judge a letter (copied to the other side) requesting that the case be assigned a...

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Maintenance Pendente Lite

David's answer | Answered on February 17, 2015

To understand how this happened, one would need to review the decision of the Judge. Certainly at face value, your award would be far lower than...

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Cruel treatment in divorce and spousal support

David's answer | Answered on February 17, 2015

Generally a determination of cruel & inhuman treatment does not play a role in the award of maintenance. That's why people rarely file under any...

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Is there any legal precedent/case law whereby a child of 14 or older was placed (even 50%) with a protective parent

David's answer | Answered on February 17, 2015

Are you saying the Judge switched custody after the child turned 14 - and against the child's stated preferences? If yes, there's plenty of...

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If I buy a house while going through a divorce, does my wife have any claim to it?

David's answer | Answered on February 17, 2015

First, make sure to file for divorce before signing the conract for sale. Second, if you inherited money, make sure to segregate those funds into...

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Do Supreme Court judges allow family and friends to provide support by sitting in the back of the courtroom?

David's answer | Answered on February 17, 2015

The courtroom is presumptively open to the public - which thus includes friends or relatives. That said, if those friends or relatives may be...

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How are debts in divorce paid?

David's answer | Answered on February 16, 2015

Judges will not typicaly tell a party how they are to repay a certain sum. Instead, the amount will be listed in the Judgeent, and collections are...

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My husband abandon me almost 5 years ago. I don't know where he is. I would like to get divorce.

David's answer | Answered on February 16, 2015

You would need to ensure he's served with the divorce summons, so you may ultimately need to hire a P.I. to track him down. That said, he only...

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For a post-divorce custody case in Supreme Court, I read that the opening statement should be no more than 4 minutes. How long

David's answer | Answered on February 16, 2015

There is no pre-set limit whether you're talking about a preliminary proceeding or a trial. The term "opening statement" really only applies to a...