What arrears relief is there available in Niagara County, if any. Why is legal aid not available when your county is in pursuit?

You are experiencing America's solution to the welfare problem. It's a hard nosed approach to dealing with deadbeat fathers and you are obviously...

Custody battle

Employment does not drive custody. Otherwise, the court would have to hold hearings to determine which parent's job is "better" for an award of...

Housing for child

Home lay outs do not drive custody. Otherwise, the court can just count up rooms and award custody to the parent with the highest number....

What do I do if my lawyer was arrested and is currently in custody?

I would keep the lawyer. He may have been arrested for nothing. Cops arrest everybody these days. Maybe the lawyer was representing his client at...

If I file for an Annulment can I still file for spousal support? Spouse was cheating and I have proof. He also deceived me.

Under New York law, you do not have a case for annulment. I also do not know if you have a case for spousal support as you did not mention the...

Judgement of divorce

We don't know your orders. You'll need to read your orders to see what happens if the NCP (the dad) fails to stay current in his support payment to...

Hi my Husband wants a Divorce and we have a house for sale both of our names are on it do I get half?

No because New York is not a community property state where things get cut in half automatically during a divorce. New York uses a fuzzy logic with...

This happens every day. Professionals have to share information during periods of substitution. You cannot prevent such transfers of information if...

What can I do about stopping payment of child support. Paid for 14 years, just got a DNA test, he's not mine. Reimbursement? NY

One major quirk of our nation's child support law is that even if you are not the father, you can be corralled into being stuck with paying a...

I got divorced over 2 years now and there's a 401k account that I get half and need to know how to take it out now

We have no clue because we cannot see what are the exact provisions of your divorce stipulation/judgment. How you are to collect is written into...