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Understanding the distinction between a family law attorney and a divorce lawyer is crucial when navigating the complexities of domestic legal matters, including issues like guardianship or adoption. Many individuals facing marital or family-related challenges seek legal services, but are unsure of the precise role each type of attorney plays. Circumstances may vary significantly, and …

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Common law marriage is a legal concept that recognizes a marital relationship between two individuals who have not undergone a formal ceremony or obtained a marriage license. This article provides a comprehensive overview of common law marriage, exploring its historical background, states that recognize it, requirements for its validity, dissolution procedures, and its status in …

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The issue of when a court will increase the amount of child support from the amount set in a prior support order is, unfortunately, quite complex. This is because the rules for child support modifications vary depending upon various factors, including the year of the last order, whether the order to be modified was based …

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A domestic partnership is a legally recognized relationship between two people who live together and share a domestic life, but who are not married. In the state of New York, domestic partnerships are recognized both at the state level and in the city of New York. This article will discuss the history of domestic partnerships …

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Child support hearings in New York are held either in the Supreme Court incident to a divorce, or in the Family Court, for people with children who are not married, or for modifications of previous child support orders incident to a divorce. In Family Court, support proceedings are presided over by Support Magistrates, experienced attorneys …

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ar A New York child support COLA petition, or cost of living petition, is a petition which is usually filed automatically by the local child support agency, when the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, has gone up more than 10% since the date of the last child support order. This …

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Statistics show that courts award custody of children to fathers somewhere between 11 and 15 percent of the time. In New York, many years ago, there used to be a presumption in the law that mom should have custody of young kids. This was called the “tender years doctrine.” The tender years doctrine was repudiated …

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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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