Can sole legal be file or not?

Is she preventing you from taking the child to the dentist, if you think she needs it and the mother won't take care of it? Joint custody means...

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How do I get back overpaid child support after I received custody?

Look at the support order and the findings of fact from the support magistrate. The support magistrate should have made the termination...

What do you have to do in NYS to get the mediation decision changed? Specifically visitation.

File a petition in family court asking that the parenting schedule be changed to provide access to the father during long weekends, school breaks...

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When you get a legal separation and one spouse works and gets benefits that you are covered under. are you still covered or are

The answer to that questions depends on what your separation agreement indicates. If in the agreement, your spouse agreed to continue benefits,...

Are verbal agreements with ex-wife enforceable?

I assume that there was no separation agreement. If I am correct, then the short answer is NO. The fact that your divorce agreement does not...

Assets distribution during divorce

In the context of the divorce proceeding, your spouse will be entitled to discovery. That means that he will be able to obtain all your account...

Can someone be legally married to someone else in New York if they married their cousin for immigration purposes 24 years ago?

If this person is already legally married to someone else and that marriage has never been dissolved, then the second marriage is void. A void...

Child Support overseas

Anything is possible. Does your husband and the child also live in NY. I suggest that you immediately file a custody petition by Order to Show...

I am living in GA., my husband is in NY were he has filed for divorce. I was served with a summons for divorece,.

If you were only served with a summons for divorce and nothing else, what terms will you be agreeing to? Just the grounds for divorce or also with...

Can you get custody of an unborn child?

You will have to wait until there is a live birth to obtain custody. However, you can hire a lawyer and discuss the possibility of adopting the...