Do I lose my rights for a formal accounting if I request for a arbitration of fees with part 137 Rules in New York Courts?

I do not understand why fee disputes appear as ethical question, but Avvo has its limitations. As for Part 137, there is not enough information...

Roughly ten years ago, New York joined the multitude of states that espouse provisional relationships: you marry, you reproduce, you split. You are...

Does the court always determine which parent is best to have custody of the children, or the children have the rights to choose?

One of the single biggest elephants in the courtroom is never seen by the litigant parent. That's because we are taught from an early age in our...

Will the court modify my child support order if I now have to pay for health insurance that covers my child and myself?

Not at all. Medical support is an "add-on," not a substitute for child support. Most parents have no idea what a New York "joint custody"...

Can a stipulated waiver of child support be modified?

If the order of support from the divorce court was entered before 2010, then you must show a substantial change of circumstances or that the order...

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In New York State is legal or illegal for someone to open your car door and go in and take there kid out with out permission ?

Your wife may touch your truck because it may be partly her truck. The divorce judge will decide whose truck it is at the end of the divorce...

How will the divorce process turn out if a spouse is talking to younger women and meeting up with them while the process?

There is no difference between chastity and fornication with others during an American divorce. Across most of this nation, divorces are now...

Does the non-custodial parent have to give the custodial parent their new address if they move? (within same state)

Both parents must always keep their addresses known to each other for child safety reasons. If this is not entered into an order, it is implied by...

There is no such claim a child can make for past "abuse." So there is no lawyer who would sue your parents for you.

Can my wife legally kick me out of our house if we both are on the deed?

Federal law prohibiting violence against women gives her a tool to remove you from the home. She simply calls police and alleges that you...