Child support cases can be tricky and complicated. They often require extensive legal research and extensive pretrial discovery. In high income cases, parties may even have to be deposed.
I am a child support lawyer, and family law trial lawyer, who takes cases in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. I have been practicing in the Family Courts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, since 1995. I do not do divorce cases. In order to be a truly affordable Staten Island child support lawyer, I …
Child Support Articles / By Paul Matthews A cost of living Petition, also called a “COLA”, 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 …
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Litigants (and even some written decisions from family court judges) sometimes confue the terms joint custody and shared custody. Under New York State Law, joint custody is the power of a parent to make important decisions about the child’s life, and will normally have nothing to do with who pays child support or how much …
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 payor (sometimes called “obligor”) , as well as for a …
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Child Support Articles / By Paul Matthews 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 …
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: The minor child gets married The minor child joins the military The minor child has left home and is self-supporting The minor child has abandoned the home …
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I am a NYC child support attorney 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 York …
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In order to get divorced in New York State, the Supreme Court must deal with the issue of child support. If the parents are not married, child support is handled in the Family Court . If the parents are divorced, subsequent petitions to modify, suspend, or enforce the initial child support order made in Supreme …
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There are several situations when New York Courts, in particular the Family Court, may be reluctant to order DNA tests to establish or rule out paternity. This article discusses the most common of these situations that come up in the New York courts. The first thing that you need to know is that you have …
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All states are required, under federal law, to use mathematical formulas as guidelines for determining the amount of child support payments. However, states have some discretion in setting their own guidelines. In New York State, the amount of child support payments is determined by first calculating the combined adjusted gross income of the parents. This …
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