Category Archives: Child Support

Question: I pay child support and my daughter doesn’t even live at home! She doesn’t even receive any of the money. Do I have to keep paying? Download Our FREE Divorce Guide Answer: If your daughter is not living with her mother and not living away while attending school, you should be able to terminate […]

Are you afraid that you will have to pay college expenses after 21 for your child? In this video, Jean Mahserjian explains how this can and can’t happen. Question: Can you be forced to pay child support after 21? Answer: In New York State, a judge cannot order the payment of child support past the […]

Did you pay a child support overpayment and hope to get money returned? It might be difficult. Watch this video to learn how our attorneys can help. Question: Can you get overpaid child support back? Answer: We often have clients ask us if they can get a refund on child support that was overpaid. The […]

Do you need help enforcing child support to a parent who isn’t paying? Watch this video and let our experienced Saratoga family law attorney work for you. Question: How do you enforce child support in New York? Answer: First and foremost, what you can do is file an enforcement or violation petition with the local […]

Are you looking to obtain back child support for the time you were separated? Watch this video about retroactive child support payments for the answer. Question: Can you collect child support payments during the separation? Answer: If you have filed for a reduction in child support because you lost your job or have experienced some […]

Question: My child turns 21 in a few months but still has two more years of college needed to achieve a Bachelor’s degree. If a child is a full-time college student, does child support obligation end at age 21 or continue until that child graduates? Download Our FREE Divorce Guide Answer: In NY, child support […]

Are you a parent who has been paying child support for many years? Watch this video to learn the answer to the question, does child support stop at 21? Question: Does child support automatically stop at the age of 21? Answer: Child support ends when a child emancipates, which can occur at age 21, or […]

Some child support arrangements in New York State require the non-custodial parent to pay for their child’s college tuition. Our experienced divorce lawyers would be happy to answer any questions you might have on the subject. Contact our office today to speak with our knowledgeable family law attorneys. Here is what you need to know […]

Are you drawing up custody papers and wonder if child support and college expenses are bundled? Watch this video to learn how this can be avoided. Question: Does child support include college expenses? Answer: Child support in New York State includes several components. There’s basic child support, which is a percentage of income, and then […]

Did your child just turn 21? Watch this video by our Saratoga family lawyer to learn how the state handles terminating child support payments. Question: How do I stop paying child support? Answer: In New York State, child support runs to the age of 21. What you do when your child is about to turn […]

Did you get fired or laid off and now worried how you will afford child support? Watch this video to learn about modifying child support after job loss. Question: Can I change my child support payments if I lost my job? Answer: If you have lost your employment through no fault of your own and […]