What can I do about my check being garnished for child support payments and the child was proven not to be mine?
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Answered on January 25, 2018
Outside lab test results do not count in family court. Otherwise, your facts are not clear enough to determine what is going on. See an attorney...
What are proper grounds for a motion to expedite a divorce to be granted?
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Answered on January 25, 2018
There is no such thing as a motion to expedite a divorce in New York. There are no proper grounds for such a motion and we would be unable to help...
Can a large gift effect spousal support?
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Answered on January 25, 2018
The issue here is not whether a gift affects spousal support, but rather whether an inheritance is marital property, which it is not. So you'll get...
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What happens when custody changes and how does child support work when papers were not modified to change support?
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Answered on January 25, 2018
Support is due while the order of support is in effect no matter the actual location of the child. The father owes you money until he files and his...
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Are there attorneys who get paid per appearance (without a retainer)?
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Answered on January 25, 2018
No for two reasons. First, our matrimonial practice rules require us to file a copy of our retainer agreement with the court. So even one single...
Can an attorney for child represent a child without ever speaking with the child?
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Answered on January 25, 2018
A considerable amount of appellate caselaw holds that the attorney for the child must meet with and confer with the child. Courts are to refrain...
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CCan I press charges on my ex girlfriends behalf if I witnessed her get hit a few days ago?
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Answered on January 24, 2018
I do not understand what 'pressing' charges means. You can file a police report, but she has to sign it. Also, I warn families not to engage...
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Can i use any part of colton vs colton supreme court ruling
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Answered on January 24, 2018
There is insufficient information here to answer this question.
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Colton vs colton
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Answered on January 23, 2018
As I mentioned in your previous post on this same topic, Colton applies to pre-2010 support orders where the burden to change such an order is that...
I have been married for 14 years but we have not lived together for 12 years what am I entitled to in a divorce?
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Answered on January 23, 2018
There is not enough information here to answer the question. New York i an equitable distribution state that does not entitle anyone to anything....
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