Do I follow my story or what the police report says and if I lie and follow the police report will I get in trouble?

Lying in family court (and divorce court) is an art. The professionals who work in it know what will fly and what will not. I suspect that cops...

Child support

Sure. You can file any time as long as you are either the custodial parent or the child if of sufficient years. Dad's employment is irrelevant...

Is there a way to ask a bar to discipline a lawyer that does not return all files?

The New York Bar Association is an optional group of lawyers no one is required to join. This association also does not prosecute complaints...

What happens to someone who has an existing order of protection from someone and I have asked for one?

Nothing. Getting an OP for you is not a violation of the man's OP for his prior sweetheart. He will not be arrested for a violation of it.

My friend got kicked out of his girlfriend's house after 6 years and he helped with the mortgage. What can he do?

Nope. We would need more about the 'kicking out' part. New York landlords cannot simply 'kick out' tenants, so the man may have an action to...

You can do anything you want. We are a totally permissive society. However, the law does not recognize any kind of 'commitment' except betrothal...

I filed for a downward modification in NY is it odd that my docket # kept changing with each court visit? What does it mean?

I have royal problems with family court clerks' offices. I file a petition in February and it vanishes. I file one in May, and the first appearance...

Do we need to go to court to modify custody and Support.?

Your issue is one of enforceability. If you slap together a plan, it might not be enforceable if stuff hits the fan. Going to court means you get...

Yes and no. According to all the statutory authority we have on the books, these index numbers expire within 120 days, and any aims to continue the...

Can I hire my wife’s attorney she used from our divorce

Sure. You can hire anyone you want. However, your ex's former lawyer would be conflicted out of representing you in your divorce against the ex.