Do I need a lawyer? My wife is taking me to court for child support?

You should contact a local family law attorney to help you out and discuss the specifics of your situation. The amount you would pay in child...

If someone is asking you to do a dna test on your child, do you have to give them one?

As mentioned by the other posters, you do not have to do anything voluntarily. If he really thinks he is the father he can petition for paternity...

Can i still get a divorce if my husband goes to jail three weeks after he was served.

You should contact a local matrimonial attorney immediately to discuss the specifics of your situation. The divorce proceedings will continue even...

Can child support order be changed from state established to state where kids live?

It would still be a CT order but would be recognized in NY, so it would not be "changed" to a NY order. If you are seeking to modify support, you...

I need to file for child support, but I cannot take a day off from work, can someone go in my place to file?

You can fill out and sign the support petition and somebody can go to the family court clerk and file it for you but it must be your signature on...

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If I leave my home in NY how would that affect me when I file for divorce?

Depending on the circumstances surrounding your leaving the marital residence it could be considered abandonment but that only goes to grounds for...

Petitioner filed $100.000.00 babysitters expenses for 8 years ,but her incometax stated $14-16.000.00 a year as wages

It is surprising that the Judge would order that amount of money without any proof/receipts to justify the expense. The first thing you should do...

Can i get my sons last name changed in ny without the fathers consent

You would need the father's consent, or your son can wait until he is of the legal age to change his name on his own.

NYS Child support help. My 18 yo daughter ran away to live with her older sister who is not my daughter.

First of all, you should print out the facebook pages/postings wherein your daughter acknowledges that she is living with her sister. You should...

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Hi. i live in orange county ny. my wife just up and left the house but keeps coming in while i am at work and taking things....

If she moved out and abandoned the marital residence, there is technically nothing preventing you from changing the locks on the house. Since she...