This is a two-fold question. If her name has never legally been changed, then she should not be using any other name than her legal...

While I don't practice in the state of New Jersey, New York would require any documents you file against your spouse to be served to his last known...

An index number is good indefinitely as long as it is served upon the Defendant within the 120 statutory timeframe (NY) or served upon Defense...

How do I give up 50% custody of my kids?

You must Petition your Family Court to modify your current order of visitation. The reason you want to do so is to put on record that you are not...

Do I need a divorce lawyer?

Your best bet is to talk to friends and/or colleagues regarding a referral to a good attorney. You're assessment is unfortunately correct, this is...

Need a divorce lawyer.

Best thing you can do is contact your local bar association for a referral.

I need an uncontested divorce

Anytime parties can work out an agreement themselves, without judicial intervention, is the best scenario of all. Then you can hire an attorney to...

Should I appeal??

It is very unlikely in a criminal appeal that you would recover costs unless part of the appeal proved that the entire prosecution was unjust and...

If my ex-wife is arrested, not convicted, for crack possession and we split custody of the kids, can I now get full custody?

Yes, you can petition. However, it is not necessarily enough to cause a change in custody. The Family Court generally trips over itself to help the...

Child custody

Not necessarily. There are many, many factors taken into consideration for custody determinations. You would have to provide many more details...