Category Archives: Child Support

This legal question was provided by Avvo.com.  You can view the original question here. Question: Can an 18 yr. old who refuses to live home, collect child support? Download Our Free Divorce Guide My 18 yr. old was caught sneaking out and doing drugs. He would rather live elsewhere and the adult who he is […]

This legal question was provided by Avvo.com.  You can view the original question here. Question: Can I modify my child support agreement to include half of the medical expenses? I carry medical insurance on her, he pays a 100 week one week, nothing the next week. Can I add that he pays half of medical […]

Question: Can the non-custodial parent ask for their address to be disclosed to the custodial parent due to personal reasons? Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer:  As an experienced Saratoga Child Custody Attorney I know that the answer is yes, they can. However, the non-custodial parent will have to be prepared to disclose exactly what […]

Question: Spouse has been taking care of the daughter for 6 months.  The other spouse is not concerned about the daughter, more worried about her boyfriend and her job.  Can the care-taking spouse file for custody? Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer: As an experienced Saratoga Child Support Attorney I would recommend scheduling a consultation […]

Question: Can I get an uncontested divorce in NY being a resident of PA?  We were married in Pennsylvania. Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer: As an experienced Saratoga Child Support Attorney, I know there is a residency requirement which must be satisfied to properly obtain a divorce in New York. Based upon your facts, […]

Question: Two spouses trying to negotiate settlement terms without going to court.  One spouse is asking for child support and temporary spousal maintenance.  In this situation, when would the spouse be allowed to get both child support and temporary spousal maintenance? Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer: As an experienced Saratoga Child Support Lawyer I’ve seen […]

Question: Just lost my job, due to an illness.  I can no longer afford to make payments.  I wrote to the New York Support office, and received a letter from the credit bureau saying my account was two months delinquent. I was holding out to see if I can find a new job after I […]

Question: My ex and I are legally divorced and have joint custody of our two minor children with her being residential custodian. She is very vindictive and constantly harassing me for money. I pay my child support and everything I am supposed to pay. She has brought a family court action for child care expenses, […]

Question: My ex-Boyfriend has a child support agreement in Colorado for his 3 kids. We moved, together with our daughter to Albany and now we are broken up for good. He already has an agreement in Colorado, which he hasn’t been paying at all and has a suspended license. He hasn’t transferred his case to NY. […]

I was recently asked as a Saratoga Child Support Lawyer about how to stop paying child support if you become the full custody holder. If primary custody of your child changes, the best thing to do would be petition the family court to terminate your order of support. If your existing order of support is […]

Question: I filed for divorce when one of my children was 17. The divorce is not final yet and that child is now 18. I have been informed by the Ad Litem attorney that the 18 year old is not “subject to the matrimonial action”. I live in NY where emancipation age for child support […]