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The status of my contested divorce case is changed to disposed and it says JOD signed. What should i do to get a divorce decree?
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Answered on August 04, 2016
If the Judgment of Divorce has been signed by the Judge, you can obtain your Judgment by going to the County Clerk's office with identification...
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Invalid divorce
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Answered on August 04, 2016
If you have a certified copy of your Judgment of Divorce, signed by a Judge and entered in the County Clerk's office, you are divorced. Either...
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How to reinstate my divorce that was dismissed ?
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Answered on August 04, 2016
I strongly suspect that your case was "deemed dismissed" years ago after one year of inactivity. While it may be possible to resurrect the earlier...
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Modification to Divorce Decree - regarding marital home
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Answered on August 01, 2016
Unfortunately, even if you were not thinking clearly and you believed that you had a crappy lawyer, you cannot modify your agreement or your...
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Back child support
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Answered on August 01, 2016
It seems that the only option you have at the moment is to file a petition for a downward modification of your child support obligation in Family...
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How would a court calculate the following situation on buying my wife out of a jointly owned house?
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Answered on August 01, 2016
New York has an "equitable" distribution statute...not "equal" distribution in the event of a divorce. Given the facts that you present, you...
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How can maternal grandparents take custody of the grandchild?
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Answered on August 01, 2016
Yes you will need to go to Family Court to obtain an order of custody for your grandchild. Although the father wants to relinquish parental rights...
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Wife cursed & hit husband.He also slapped her.She called Police who removed husband from home for 30 days.What husband should do
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Answered on August 01, 2016
If there is a court order (not something a policeman said) from Family Court or Criminal Court that bars you from your home, you must stay away...
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My ex doused me with water when I exchanged my child with her. Is there anything I can do legally in case this happens again?
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Answered on August 01, 2016
You can seek an Order of Protection in Family court to hopefully prevent such occurrences in the future and request that pick up and drop offs...
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Hi can I file for visitation rights even after my ex wife got sole custody or our daughter ?
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Answered on July 26, 2016
You need to file a petition in Family Court for parenting time with your daughter, particularly if your ex wife makes it hard to be part of your...