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 …
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My name is Pau W. Matthews. I am an experienced Staten Island child support lawyer. 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 …
Since the age of DNA paternity testing, establlshing paternity is ususally a simple and straightforward matter However, there here 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 …
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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. Effective …
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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, enforce a child support order from another state, or involve …
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