Do I need an attorney for a guardianship hearing?

The nursing home is filing for guardianship so they can take control of your mother's assets and pay themselves, and then possibly apply for...

Can I enforce or, with a letter from a lawyer, ask for child support from my x-husband? Thank you!

It sounds like you had an agreement done and then you didn't live by the agreement. Bottom line, if the 9 yr old is living with you, then most...

When filing Divorce does it really matter who initiates the divorce?

In most cases, no, it doesn't matter at all. To discuss the finer points of when and why it might matter in a some (but really a very few)...

I have a divorce question after 21 yrs, of marriage and 2 kids 16 and 8yo

Yes, of course! Public policy favors encouraging people to resolve their differences rather than leave disputes to be decided by the court. Just...

Parental rights.

Yes, both parents have a right to custody until a court says differently.

Can I transfer a custody case ?

It depends. I strongly suggest you talk to a NY attorney asap to discuss how you ensure any issues in dispute concerning your son are decided in a...

Do I have enough to make a valid case?

In New York family law matters, fathers are estopped from denying paternity in most instances once a man has been known to be the child's father by...

Re: Divorce - financial judgment. Can a judge just remove himself from a case after two years and hand it over to a referee?

Yes.......................................................................

Well, the first thing you should do is begin divorce proceedings in court in Brooklyn (if that's where you live). Once you've got that started you...

Child support when ex lives overseas?

There is nothing you can do if he chooses to run away to a country with no reciprocity agreements to avoid his child support obligations. Sadly,...