Vast sums of federal money pour into the states for child protection, and New York is among the top recipients of this money perhaps tied with...

No family court anywhere in this country can ever be faced by an unrepresented litigant. There is a confluence of policy and law in play which the...

The action was most likely dismissed by the clerk of court and the asker will have to file anew. ..................................... .

We cannot provide legal advice to the asker. We cannot advise the asker to sign or not to sign her lawyer's consent to change attorneys. We can...

This question raises the hairs on the back of the head. In an America long ago, ratting out criminal behavior yielded favorable results as crooks...

This asker confuses the issues. The issue is not whether the asker is empowered with decision-making authority over supervised visitation...

So many young parents take on litigation in a court and blow their chances at maximizing their outcomes. Here, the asker zeroes in on credibility...

We cannot answer this question because there is not enough information. When dad "gave it to him," was that by way of a will duly probated, or by a...

The asker must retain legal counsel and file a V-Docket proceeding in his local family court. Then, he must pursue child support, again with legal...

New York's equitable distribution law does not operate on individual marital assets. It groups everything into a whole that the divorce judge...