New York fathers do not make judicial decisions about travel regulations. That is the province of the family court judge. There are not enough...

The father has all the rights of any biological father by appearing on the birth certificate. The solution is to file a paternity petition in...

In New York, nothing will decrease arrears except the knowing consent and in-court testimony from the custodial parent.

There is an ugly notion making the rounds throughout the American population that lawyers are disposable like used napkins. This is a very false...

In a family court, facts must go through a prism to be understood, believed, and acted upon. This question brings us an exercise in getting facts...

The proper filing is a violation petition under a V-Docket, but the assumptions have to run wild to get to a successful conclusion. Let's...

There is nothing the custodial parent can do to compel the visiting parent to engage with the child. The order of visitation is a mandate for the...

Child support holds that support begins upon the filing of a child support petition, not before. The asker cannot get prior support. Joint...

The asker gives us a question we cannot answer. We know that a divorce involves divisions of property owned by the parties, but a lease is not...

We cannot refer askers to attorneys here. All we can say is that the asker must use the find-a-lawyer tab above if she wishes to find a lawyer here...