CHILD SUPPORT ARTICLES
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.
Many cases, especially high net worth cases require careful preparation.
child support cases are presided over by support magistrates, but either party can challenge the magistrate final orders by submitting written objections. These are decided by a Family Court judge.
when hiring a lawyer for a child support case, it is best to choose one who has appeared in the Family Court where your case will be heard. So, if you have a child support case in Staten island, you should look for a lawyer in Staten island, or who appears in Staten Island Family Court on a regular basis, if your child support case is in Manhattan, you should choose a Manhattan child support lawyer, and if your case is in the Brooklyn Family Court, you should choose a Brooklyn child support lawyer, or a lawyer who appears regularly in Brooklyn.
This article is about the Support Magistrates who handle the vast majority of child support cases in the Family Court. Support magistrates play a crucial role in New York State’s family court system by handling cases related to child support and spousal support. They are appointed by the Chief Administrative Judge of the New York …
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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 by Support Magistrates, experienced attorneys …
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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 article …
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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. Law. Laws differ in different states. Under New York State Law, joint custody (also called legal …
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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 …
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I am a New York City 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 …
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In order to get divorced in New York State, the Supreme Court must deal with any issues 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 Court are usually made …
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