Can a visitation agreement be modified the day after it was agreed in court?

Probably the smartest thing you can do is to along with visitation on the first couple of visits to give the child a sense that it is safe to be...

Are affidavits admissible in custody battles located in NY state? Is Facebook admissible in custody battles located in NY?

With New York as the home state of the children, the provisions of the UCCJEA may apply to your case. There are lots of avenues of help. You need...

What weight does domestic abuse play in deciding child custody in NY? If the domestic abuse was severe mental cruelty?

Nothing is automatic in a custody case. You need to make allegations in a petition and support them with written and oral proof at a hearing. If...

CP denying visitation for two weeks now. Is there anyway to file an emergency enforcement?

Consult with competent custody counsel in Westchester. Your remedies include a writ of habeas corpus and a petition for visitation is you have...

Child Support

Arrears are determined from the date of filing of a petition for support to the effective date of the order. The payor should be submitting checks...

The custody litigation participants put their mental status in issue. There are lots of factors to be considered in a custody case. You will need...

Divorce / Custody: is it possible to change judges? What are the grounds? Can you change because of bias?

You may not like the rulings but once the matter has started and testimony has been taken, it's very difficult to have the matter moved to another...

Can a spouse leave state with kids before a custody agreement has been made despite not yet being served?

There is a law called Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act that is part of the Domestic Relations Law. You need to speak with a...

Who gets the extra weekends?

Make a separate supplemental agreement that alternates the 5th week-ends and when both sides sign the agreement, submit it to the Court to be "so...

Divorced in 2010 have been paying off med bills on our kids since . garnished to my pay . ask why they don't take from her .

Bring a proceeding in the local small claims court for contribution to the medical bills.