I am a UK citizen, How do i divorce my Us citizen husband,

I disagree with the posters who stated you can file in the UK as that court would still eed to establish personal jurisdiction over your husband. ...

Does a marital separation agreement need to be filed to be valid in NYS / if so will that affect the medical insurance benifits

One is best advised to file a memorandum of the separation agreement with the Clerk's Office. That said, the provisions of the agreement itself...

In a typical Child Custody cases (at least in the courts I've practiced in, NYC, Westchester & Long Island), pre-trial proceedings can last 3-5...

Are there any legal reasons allowing for a biological father to abandon his child?

Primary reason would be if the mother was looking to have the child adopted. For any other purpose I would need to know more facts. I thus...

Process for an adjournment for modification of a custody order??

The correct protocol in requesting an adjournment varies with the county & with the Judge. Some Judges allow letter requests so long as they're...

How do two people resign custody over a nineteen year old

If there is an outstanding child support order, file a petition to terminate on the basis of emancipation. If there is none, then check with the...

I live in NY. My second cousin had a baby and it was put in foster care right away. I filed an article six and my cousin wants

DSS can contest the custody petition, which is why I'd suggest to contact the caseworker about setting up visitation now. I also suggest to...

Have our first step parent adoption hearing next month. What do we expect? it was not contested, We did without a lawyer.

You owe it to yourself to schedule a consultation with an experienced adoption attorney as doing an adoption proceeding yourself is risky. It is...

My husband had a child support hearing Jan of last yr. It was to abolish and pleaded using Norbis Coram - if this is spelled cor

If the case was dismissed, then his remedy generally would be to file an Objection appeal. He has only 30 days from the date of the decision to...

Still married for six year but having see my husband for four year dont know where he is or what to do.

You may file in New York, but if he lives out-of-state there may ultimately be a jurisdictional issue. That said, he would usually need to contest...