If you are the non-custodial parent, you will be obligated to pay child support. If you are the only parent with medical coverage, you will also...

How log does it take to modify a order of protection from stay away to limited order of protection ?

You would have to file a petition to amend the stay away order. If this is being done on consent, you should be able to receive the revised order...

Can I get my child's last name changed even if the father was never involved in my child's life?

If your child's father is named on the birth certificate, or it appears that you have given the child the father's surname, any name change...

My wife makes 115,000 year I make 58,000 how much should she pay me in support? 22 years married!

More facts need to be known. There is a specific statute in the Domestic Relations Law regarding mainteance and the term of maintenance. I would...

Can a family court Referee have ACS investigate both parents for a custody case?

If the Referee has no jurisdiction to order same, the case can be transferred to a Family Court Judge.

My ex husband has threatened me in the past of never seeing our son again. Can I stop him from taking our son out of state?

If your stipulation of settlement states a specific access schedule for the father, he must comply with those terms. Should he violate same, you...

I know there has to have been a "material change in circumstances" since the divorce was granted. Does this tax change qualify?

Since your were divorced prior to January 1, 2019, the new non-taxable maintenance regulations will not effect prior orders.

My husband filed uncontested I didn’t sign because I didn’t agree with the terms. He says the divorce is final now can that be?

You would have to check with the Suffolk County Clerk to confirm whether or not a judgment of divorce was entered against you. Thereafter, I would...

My exhusband has left his property at my house. What do I have to do to remove it. He won't come and remove it

Your Stipulation of Settlement should have memorialized a date by which your ex's personal property should have been removed from your home. If...

Divorcing my husband and he wants to eject my adult son from the home, can he do that?

You do not mention how long you are able to reside in the residence pursuant to the Stipulation of Settlement. If there is nothing that prevents...