Absolutely critical is this asker's understanding of who is in charge of the child. Once an order of custody and visitation is entered by state...

Unfortunately, the asker requires a deep education in the role of family court in New York and in the rest of the U.S. She misunderstands the...

With so little information, we must guess at an answer. We are not told if the asker's child support payments are voluntary or pursuant to an order...

There is no doubt that any New York divorce or family court will award child support to a parent for the asking. The problem is that the asker...

Any petition in a local family court opens up the individual litigant to government scrutiny. In the case of child support, the government collects...

The asker must retain counsel to move to dismiss the local petition by the father. More than six months have passed since the asker relocated which...

This fact pattern does not lend itself to a simple response as to whether to call in CPS or to simply petition for a modification of custody. How...

The Clean Slate Act (S7551A/A1029C) is a serious boondoggle for the innocent convict. Sex offense and non-drug class A felonies are excluded. This...

The answer to this question is not an easy one because New York law is perfectly convoluted. If the Order of Protection ("OP") was issued by a New...

The asker must comply with his order of visitation word-for-word. There is no excuse for violating that order. To do so is a custodial interference...