A family has taken in my daughter (16) without even communicating with me.

You should confront them, if you haven't already. If that doesn't help, contact the police and they will assist you in getting her back. They are...

What is child support for?

You're not wrong. He is. I hear this a lot. You do not have to account for the money and you don't have to give it to the children directly. It...

I received a letter from an insurance company, this company insures my former employee, it's about employee theft?

It is difficult to answer your question without more detail as to what documents you gave your supervisor and what is the basis of the insurance...

Do I have any legal rights, even if I did a quick claim deed on my previous home & filed a ch-7, but my name is on the mortgage

If the debt was discharged in bankruptcy, then they can't get anything from you. All they can do is take the house, which isn't yours anyway if...

You would need to file a Petition in Family Court to establish paternity. Otherwise, the child is presumed to be the child of her husband if it...

Can I claim my common-law husband's house if I live with him in New York for twenty-eight years?

Unfortunately, without a will, if he wasn't married, everything would go to his children. New York State doesn't recognize common law marriage so...

What if the custodial parent file for termination of child support and neither parents showed up for courts on that date

The petition would get dismissed without prejudice which means the custodial parent could re-file at any time.

In order to establish jurisdiction in NY for divorce purposes, either you or your spouse would have to be living in NY for one year immediately...

Does anyone think that this clause found in my lease is illegal?

A landlord cannot use "self help" to evict a tenant and doing so may subject them to treble damages. Your landlord would have to provide you...

Health Insurance, Stepkids and Step-Parents?

Yes, it's legal. It may also be better that way if he already has a family plan and it doesn't cost him extra to ad your son to the plan. That...