This is a broad area of the law governed by statute. A husband-wife team cannot contract away rights without checking the various statutes that...

My wife and I signed divorce papers. I was shortly deported after. Are we divorced?

You are not divorced until the judgment is signed and entered into the clerk's records.

HOW CAN I FILE FOR A POOR MANS DIVORCE AND HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO BE MARRIED OR SEPARATED

There is no such thing as a poor man's divorce, The process is intricate and the lawyers who practice it are quite sophisticated. So the fees are...

In NY, are unlicensed marriage counselors required to abide by any standard of care?

No. ........................................................................ .

In NYC, do pastors or marriage counselors have to abide by any confidentiality laws?

All unlicensed professions do not have a license to lose if they behave unethically, so neither the pastor not the counselor have to follow any...

I signed a stipulation of settlement agreement based on attorney advice and then found out my attorney behaved unethically.

You are describing nothing that is unethical. In most parts of this country, attorneys are in bed together by way of their various affiliations and...

Will I get denied alimony because of infidelity?

Nope. Alimony is money to sustain you going forward, not a system of punishing bad past behavior.

Can a landlord raise your rent because a mother is collecting child support for her children?

Nope. Child support is money for the kids, not for the landlord's pocket.

How to object to forensic evaluation and get custody if I am the only party seeking custody?

Getting a psychologist involved with no formal motion is rather rare. Your fact pattern appears to indicate that something happened during the case...

Do I have to fill out the financial documents, my ex had already told me she was having it wrote up so we would both agree

Trust no one. Complete your form and have it with you. Do not fall for the 'settlement' trick.