Because custody cases are so contentious, and the stakes are so high, either the father, the mother, a step-parent, or, in some circumstances, grandparents may continue the custody battle after the case is over in Family Court, by going to the appeals court (child support cases and termination of parental rights cases are also frequently …
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Joint custody with spheres of influence is a type of joint legal custody arrangement in which each parent has primary responsibility for making major decisions about certain aspects of the child’s care, typically either education, medical care, or religion. Joint custody with spheres of influence allows both parents to be able to share decision-making based …
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FAMILY COURT ARTICLES / By Paul Matthews Indicated ACS cases can have severe consequences for a person, including their ability to obtain employment in many fields, and can even be brought up in future custody or visitation cases. Caseworkers from the Child Protective Services (CPS) play a crucial role in these scenarios, often working …
If you are a parent embroiled in a child custody case where you are certain that the other parent is manipulating the child or children to say that they do not wish to see you, you are facing an all too common and very difficult situation. In fact, a recent study of 1,000 custody cases in …
Litigants who are parents (and even some written decisions from family court judges) sometimes confuse the terms joint custody and shared custody. This article is intended to give general information only about New York, and not actual legal advice. Laws differ in different states. Under New York State Law, joint custody (also called legal custody) …
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Relocation cases can be the most unpredictable of all custody / visitation cases, at least under New York Law. While the United States has always been a highly mobile society, where people’s jobs often require them to relocate out-of-state, this trend has accelerated during the pandemic with many people moving out of the big cities. Now …
Getting your New York child support order lowered can often times be quite difficult, especially when the last order was entered before October 13, 2020, when the law was changed . On that date, a “new” law was passed which made it easier for a noncustodial parent (sometimes called “obligor”) , as well as for …
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In New York, child support orders can be enforced either by administrative action or by court action. These methods are not exclusive, and in fact, it is common for the local child support enforcement agency to seize income tax refunds, suspend driver’s licenses, and take other action even while a child support action is pending …
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Under New York State Law, child support goes up to age 21 unless the child becomes emancipated. Emancipation is a legal term which means one of the following: In the first two situations, courts will order termination of any child support order pretty much automatically once they learn that the child has married or has …
I am a New York City child support lawyer who has many years of experience handling different types of child support cases. My services also include handling child custody and order of protection cases. This article is intended to provide you with some basic information and possibly answer some questions about child support laws in New …
