How do I get sole legal custody and how long will it take

File your custody petition in the local family court and serve the father. If you cannot serve the father, you'll have to effect due diligence and...

Change of custody order

You can ask but you'll pay a mint to lawyers and your efforts will take years. Remember there is an adversary ready to confuse you and the court...

I have sole and physical custody of my grandbaby, am i able to move out of the country?

There is not enough information to answer this question. We do not know what the order says. Your order controls. If that order provides for...

Child Support payroll garishment

There may be no way to tell what will happen until after the switch is made. In some cases, SCU may take the weekly amount as the bi-weekly amount...

As a documented domestic violence victim, do I have any protectionsagainst retaliatory legal actions, whether criminal or civil?

No. You have no 'protections'. He has an open door into any court. He can legally harass you in family court if you have kids together. He can gin...

Can I get those child support payments from the last 3 years refunded to me?

Under your facts, no. You must file a petition to terminate support and hire a lawyer. Then, you bear the burden of proving that the child moved...

How does child support end at age 21?

Most likely yes. Typically, employers do not track the ages of children and typically do not stop payments from the paycheck. Also, Support...

What do he mean?

New York nannies its divorce litigants by mandating knowing consent for child support deviations in divorce agreements. This means the parties have...

Can I get in trouble for something like that? Her father is trying to press charges against me now.

Believe nothing you see online, even us here on Avvo. Call, inquire, visit and confirm that an internet advertiser is real. Online, nothing is real.

The average is about one year from the filing of the divorce packet and having a referee assigned assuming this is what you mean. We don't use...