Hi I'm on H-1b visa, and I got married last month. We both want an annulment and agreed, how fast can we get it?

New York's five grounds for annulment are: 1. one or both spouses were under age 18 at the time of the marriage 2. one or both spouses...

What are the rights of a paternal grandparents if my son is married to s women who has an open cps case because of drug use.

In family law, extended family have no rights unless bestowed by a family court. In your fact pattern, it appears your best course of action is to...

Can I file beginning divorce paperwork in Ny for someone else?

That's the unauthorized practice of law. You cannot represent someone if you are not a lawyer, and you cannot make it appear that you are the...

My husband now lives in Guyana, he has had 4 more children, with someone else and I just want out of this marriage.

As long as you have residency for two years in New York State, you can file for divorce here. However, your issue appears to be more involved than...

What can father do when mother abandons child?

The very last thing you want to do is to get the government involved. That's because government, through its family court, has a policy of...

What are my options?

I suspect your order is from Alabama, and that court reserved jurisdiction to make future modifications. We do have many jurists here in New York...

Do you need to take the bar exam if you aren't working for a firm?

There is no requirement that a back-office firm lawyer be admitted in the firm's jurisdiction. That's one of the chief reasons for having a firm:...

The Fifth Amendment says to the federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." The...

Can I get a restraining order against my mother if I’m 17?

Sure. Family court enters these all the time.

Something not mentioned in court order....

This answer depends on the judge who may be called upon to enforce the order. Orders of visitation are an unlocking of the doors to the child at...