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.
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. This article is intended to provide only general information about how New …
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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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Interstate child support is a term that refers to a situation where the parents of a child reside in different states and a case is brought in one state to either establish paternity, establish an initial child support order, modify a previous child support order, or enforce a child support order from another state. In …
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