Family court orders not being enforced

Your daughter needs to engage the services of a family law attorney to move forward and file a petition with the Court to enforce the terms of her...

How much information can a legal guardian disclose to the Parents before the pretrial?

The children are the clients of the law guardian (attorney for the children) and have the benefit of attorney-client confidentiality. You are not...

If parents have joint custody and both have jobs why should one receive child support from the other?

You didn't mention anything about the incomes of each parent. Even if the parties are equally sharing residency of the child, the higher earning...

Mother of a 2 year old son out of wedlock. What are my chances of getting Sole Custody.

Custody cases are very fact driven. Both parents have rights of access to the child, regardless of the custodial designation. You should speak...

What happened the plaintiff fail to submitting judgement roll (divorce) in court before 30 days

If the Plaintiff failed to timely submit the Judgment roll the Court has the right to dismiss the divorce altogether, which would mean that you...

Can I get my child support extended until my 21 daughter graduates from college in May 2014, we live in NY State?

The Court does not have jurisdiction to order support to be paid past a child's 21st birthday. The only way to have it extended is if the other...

Your case has probably been resolved by agreement or trial. The judgment roll is a packet of documents required to be submitted to the Court,...

Can the way you present yourself online, be used against you in Family Court when trying to get custody of your kids back?

Her social media postings can and will likely be used against her. This is commonplace in Family Court and divorce proceedings nowadays.

When sending a Notice of Appearance to an attorney for a divorce action, do I include a copy of the Affidavit of Service?

The Notice of Appearance can actually be mailed; it does not need to be personally served. Good luck.

Grounds for custody change and supervised visits?

More details would be needed to properly advise on this situation. Although the father is clearly violating your agreement, it's a question of...