Mother decides to just keep daughter in Hawaii when she has lived in NY almost all her life!

As long as the child spent less than 6 months in Hawaii, New York State would continue to have jurisdiction over her. Therefore, New York court...

Under NY laws after my death would my wife be forced to pay off my student loans that were incurred before marriage

The loan would be a liability of your estate if there is one. The only way your wife would be responsible for the loan is if she co-signed or...

Child custody, divorce and separation procedures in NY state

If your girlfriend moves in with you, this may give your wife grounds to take you back to court and, depending on your girlfriend's and your...

At what age does a child stop getting child support?

If the state in question is New York, the child support, and in appropriate circumstances payment for college expenses, ends at the age of 21. ...

Joint custody

If the parties cannot agree, your ex-wife can petition the court for permission to move. Even in situation where the parties have joint custody,...

Divorce

In new your, living apart from your spouse for a period of one year or more may give rise to the abandonment grounds for divorce, provided that the...

With respect to unpaid portion of uncovered medical, child care and other expenses, the easiest approach would be to file a Family Court petition...

Selling of home

You are raising a question of commingling. The case law can go both ways on this issue depending on the proof presented. If this was done for...

Equitable distribution

This will depend on a number of factors. Initially, when the parties separated, was there a separation agreement? If there was one, and it...

Qualified Domestic Relations Order

This is not likely to have any impact on you. Once the QDRO is in place, you have the absolute right to remove your portion of the retirement...