Child Custody

WHEN DOES MY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION END?

In New York, a parent’s child support obligation ends when the child either turns 21 or is emancipated. A child under 21 can be...

The Financial Implications of Shared Residential Custody

Of all the legal concepts that baffle and frustrate matrimonial litigants, none causes more confusion than the issue of child support in...

ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD IN CUSTODY CASES

The hardest thing about a divorce, especially for your children may be what parent they will live with. This will probably be at the...

Parental Alienation: A Dangerous Game

“Parental alienation” is a common and often overused phrase in hotly contested custody litigation. Sometimes this is used as a...

HOW DO I FILE FOR CHILD CUSTODY IN NEW YORK?

Child Custody cases are typically filed in Family Court when the parent seeking custody is not seeking a divorce or legal separation as...

AFTER MY DIVORCE, CAN I RELOCATE WITH MY CHILD?

After your divorce is finalized, you may find yourself in a position where you wish to relocate with your children somewhere that is more...

CAN I LIVE ANYHWERE AFTER MY DIVORCE?

An issue which you may contemplate as you are in the process of divorce is can you move anywhere you want after the action is complete. ...

RELOCATION

Once the custodial issues are resolved in divorce litigation, the residential parent has been agreed upon, and a parenting schedule has...

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATIONS IN NEW YORK

In New York State there is a set of guidelines for calculating child support based on a percentage of the parents’ combined incomes and...

ALIENATION OF CHILDREN CAN LEAD TO LOSING CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD

Often in matrimonial cases, the parties are so caught up on the emotion of their divorce that they desire to “win at all costs.” As any...

Parental Cooperation

Even parents in intact families have disagreements regarding what’s best for their child(ren), from the most insignificant of issues to...

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