DO NYC LAW MAKE THE WIFE HELP PAY HUSBAND EX WIFE CHILD SURPORT AND IF YES CAN I PROTECT MY SELF WITH A POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENT

No, you don't have to pay child support for children that are not your own, just because you marry their father. There may be other reasons you...

Ex wife refusing to accept payment for med. reimbursement, what to do?

Your attorney is in the best position to guide and advise you. Certainly, it can be frustrating have your mail continually refused, but the more...

Im 25 years old and have never met my biological father. After tracking him down he refuses contact. Do I have any options?

Unfortunately, if the man has never been deemed to be your legal father, there is nothing you can do now to establish a parent-child relationship...

What are my chances at winning full custody?

When custody is in dispute between two parents, the court must evaluate the child's best interests in order to make a difficult decision. Based...

My lawyer who declined my case, wants me to pay her $400 to obtain medical records.

If the attorney paid for your medical records, the attorney is entitled to be reimbursed whether the records appear to support a case or not. If...

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I have sole custody of my 2 kids. What legal rights does an absent, uninvolved, father with a criminal violent history have?

Assuming the your question relates to a child's legal father, then unless and until a court says otherwise, the father has the same rights as the...

I want to get divorced but my husband left to Dom rep and I can't locate him how can I do that without him

You cannot simply "get" documentation of a legal separation unless you actually have a legal separation, which requires essentially the same effort...

Do NYS Family Court Judges REALLY Consider Best Interest of Child

As a New York family law attorney with experience working within the foster care "system" I can understand that the situation you've described...

How do i get guardianship overturned

As the other attorneys have correctly noted, your question isn't simple and it is not completely clear. If your son's grandmother has a true...

I want to get my son back please help

As a New York family law attorney, I can assure you that you do not have a lot of time to vacillate. If your child is in "foster care" for 15 of...