Will I have to place my child back into public school if my child's father says I have to?

If you have joint custody - and absent language to the contrary in your custody agreement - you generally need to agree on the major decisions. ...

NYS Law Regarding 6yr old being enrolled in Kingergarten or 1st Grade

To my knowledge, Kindergarten is not mandatory in areas outside of NYC (though I believe a couple of upstate cities, maybe Rochester and/or Albany,...

Hello, my lawyer told me he filled a petition to modify my son off my child support order because he is now living with me

What happened at the court date? Did the Magistrate modify the order to take your son off the order? If yes, you should've received an order to...

How can I change my minor children's last name?

Your options are to either have your husband adopt the children, or file a change-of-name proceeding. Instructions for the change-of-name...

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What should I expect?

If he was fired due to misconduct (as opposed to being paid-off), then he generally will not be entitled to a decrease. Moreover, he'd have an...

What is moratorium on dispute limitation. I have a lawyers letter which states I have to agree to this. What does it mean?

A "moratorium" is basically a "time-out," and a "limitations" usually refers to the "statute of limitations." That said, in the divorce context, I...

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I filed petition for visitation as grandparent. Mother was told she shouldn't prevent me from visiting my gchild

The standard for grandparent visitation is whether "equity sees fit to intervene," which basically means the Judge feels it's not only in the...

Not necessarily & here's why: suffering from PTSD is a possible effect of having been abused, but you would still ultimately need to prove you were...

As a condition to my wife withdrawing her divorce petition, she agreed that if I signed a post-nup that she would withdraw it...

You would need to file an action to vacate/modify the agreement. It is considered a plenary action ancillary to the actual divorce action. It...

I have an outstanding arrears on my child support due to not showing up and I am in the middle of trying to adjust it(if even p

See my prior reply to your duplicate post.