This is another one of those questions that reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of the law, the legal apparatus, and the role of the lawyer. The...

The hyper technical response to this question is that the safest and most prudent approach to getting a good answer is to show the 2014 agreement...

An initial award of custody involves an analysis of many parenting factors that militate to the best interests of the child. New York's custody law...

It is not clear what the asker means by her having "stopped" a child support petition. Moreover, we here are not a personal legal advice service as...

There is no question here. A respondent always has a right to contest allegations made against him. If the man reports to cops that the asker gave...

It is striking that after more than thirty five years of the reign of the child protectors that a question like this in the manner it was presented...

The "abandonment" that counts in New York is if both parents abandon the child. That becomes an Article 10 proceeding and a speedy termination of...

Going to government for any type of assistance is a very disappointing experience. All divorce law is keyed to the working middle class. Income is...

This is a classic case of an asker absolutely requiring legal counsel right now. Family court has the reputation of being a hall of mirrors. The...

The notorious deaths of two little girls in the 90s (Lisa Steinberg and Elisa Isquierdo) gave rise to the new Gestapo, the county CPS in each of...