Fathers never get custody and mothers always lose it. Initially, the asker can file a violation petition (in the form of a Writ of Habeas Corpus)...

UIFSA does not apply if the entire family is in North Carolina. However, North Carolina's age out is eighteen years of age, so there is nothing to...

There is no way to provide a cogent response to this question. First, the newly scheduled date could be in error. Only a visit to Queens civil...

Until the wife obtains an order of adoption of the child, she cannot sign the birth certificate as she is not the biological parent of the child....

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...