This asker reveals for us some fundamental misunderstandings most American men have about our child support apparatus. We will do our best to clear...

A cardinal error the asker can make is to start filing petitions in a family court to retrieve the child. The father's response will be to cross...

There is very little to add to the reality that nearly all interactions with government in its courts ends up with disastrous consequences,...

Having a family is very hazardous especially in a blue state like New York. The poorer counties in upstate New York have chased away normal...

Not unless the other parent consents. Otherwise, no. ........................................................... .

Family court is a court of policy. Whatever policy the state wants to impose upon the family, that policy is imposed there. For example, fathers...

New York's Child Victims Act extended the statute of limitations on claims involving children survivors of child sexual abuse. The statute does not...

We must assume the asker is involved in a V-Docket petition in her county's family court on the issue of child custody and visitation. The opposing...

The asker must file an F-Docket petition to have the family court terminate the order of support. A good idea would be to bring along the child as...

There is no one answer to this question. First of all, the ex must demonstrate a sufficient change of circumstances for the divorce judge to reopen...