Child Support

WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE CHILD SUPPORT?

The starting point for the calculation of child support is the tax returns for the year prior to commencement of your divorce. However,...

Child Support in New York

Child support is money paid by the noncustodial parent to the custodial parent to cover the cost of a child’s needs. Additionally, if...

Life's Ups and Downs: Support Modification

In New York State, the calculation of child support is in accordance with the Child support Standards Act, and utilizes the parties’...

WHAT IS CHILD SUPPORT REALLY USED FOR?

The custodial parent in your particular case will be the parent receiving the child support. If custody is split 50/50 then it is the...

Calculating Child Support in New York

In most situations, a court will order the noncustodial parent to pay basic child support to the custodial parent for the unemancipated...

Modification of Child Support

If circumstances have changed since an Order was entered, (i.e. one party is unable to comply with the terms of an Order), it may be...

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...

ENTRY IN THE SERVICE ACADEMY IS NOW CONSIDERED AN EMANCIPATION EVENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT PURPOSES

Recently, the Second Department held that a child’s entry into a service academy is now considered an emancipation event for child...

Child Support for Developmentally Disabled Adults

In New York State, a custodial parent is entitled to an award of child support until the child(ren) reach twenty-one years old or are...

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. ...

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...

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