How to get back driving privileges after child support suspension? Currently employed and needs license to retain employment.

When you get your first notice of impending suspension, you get a pink sheet known as the DMV Challenge Form. On that form, you mark the entry that...

What is the procedure for a step-parent to adopt a 21 year old in New York State?

New York allows adult adoptions. You have to file a petition for adoption in your county's Surrogate's Court following the rules outlined in the...

Is it better to hyphenate your last name when doing an adult name change?

There are no naming conventions imposed by either the state or federal government so you can hyphenate or not hyphenate.

Does a significant other's child support debt become my own upon marriage?

You wanted all the lazies to get off welfare so you voted in welfare reform. You have been reformed. Your man is under an order to pay support...

Do I have to pay child support for a 18 year old who abandoned my home?

Yes. That's how it works. However, dad will have an uphill climb to prove that the girl flipped over to him.

Summon and complaint in-person service and 20 response timeline in New York

The 'mailbox' rule applies, so time is measured from day of service to day of dropping an answer in the mailbox.

What can I do if I were picked up by three transit officers and detained for several hours and then released with no paperwork?

You are very lucky. You should celebrate.

I would dare to say that American consumers are the most careless consumers. We have evolved a spending culture that elevates products like...

Who has to pay for the child to visit the other parent?

You are not providing a lot of details and we cannot fill in the gaps in your fact pattern.

Maintenance Pendente Lite

The husband is very well represented and your attorney couldn't stand up to that force. Why didn't you get the kid?