I am to appear in front of a magistrate for a child support order. Should I have legal representation present?

Your best course of action would be to meet with the attorney to learn about your legal rights and obligations and be represented at the hearing....

What does the child support unit require to stop enforcing an invalid child support order?

Start with providing Child Support Enforcement with a copy of the termination of parental rights and ask them if they require anything else.

Child support decisions

You are right to seek support for the child and you should do so when the child is born. The father will be required to pay support. It may not be...

Marriage and Divorce

You can marry. It sounds as though you are concerned about what may happen if the relationship does not work. You can protect your interests and...

Selected as the best answer

The situation is somewhat of a catch 22. You can speak with several attorneys to see if you can find one who will initiate without a retainer at...

Downward modification in child support.

If your ability to earn has been reduced for a legitimate reason then you may have an argument for a downward modification. It would be important...

Child support

You will need to provide the child support to the custodial parent to use for the benefit of the children. That is the purpose of child support. If...

Divorce Papers?

There is probably nothing preventing her from posting a divorce pleading online, however if the allegations are untrue and publicized and have...

Divorce

You could contact Legal Services or represent yourself pro se. If you go to the New York Courts website you can find several pro se forms and...

Divorce, professional degree monetary distribution.

Once the degree or license is valued for purposes of equitable distribution, unlike a bank account with a fixed value amount, the non-titled...