Saratoga Family Law Attorney on Being Afraid of Seeing the Respondent of an OOP in Court As an experienced Saratoga Family Law Attorney, I am often asked what to do if you are afraid of seeing the responded of an order of protection in court. If you’re afraid to see the respondent in court, seek […]
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How do I let my spouse know I want a divorce without making a bitter enemy? Question: Their is no trust in are relationship and my spouse refuses to seek counseling help as a couple. My spouse constantly plays the victim role and is very insecure. Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer: There is no […]
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Can I get divorce in New York while wife is in India and cannot come? Question: I was married in India in November 2008. My son was born in 2010 in India only. We moved to USA in 2013. My wife moved back to India in 2014 and visited me for 4 months in 2015 […]
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What is my verdict if I do this Question: I came into this country with a visiting visa on may 9 and i married my hubby on Aug 24. Apparently its been a manipulative marriage and its hurts the sexual abuse i go through. He threatens me back and forth. I just got my papers […]
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Question: I went through a long divorce and custody batter with my ex-wife. Now since everything has been finalized she and her family Is having issues exchanging custody of the kids. Every time I go pick up the kids there is issue. It came to a point where now I’m getting life threats by my ex […]
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I want to know how to file a civil lawsuit against another person for defamation.. what evidence do I need? Do I need lawyer? Question: The mother of my child who I am not in a relationship besides having a child.. Drove by my house,saw I was having a party and decided to call the […]
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Clients often come to me as a Saratoga Child Support Attorney, and ask how extracurricular activities are handled. In New York State, extracurricular activities are neither mandatory nor discretionary, so the court will not order the non-custodial parent to contribute to extracurricular activities. This also means that the custodial parent can’t be ordered to pay […]
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Can I move 30 minutes away if I am the primary parent, moving for school and a better career afterwards Question: Joint custody for the parents, meaning he has them 2 days during the school week then me 2 days then we alternate weekends. Would we have to modify custody or can we just commute? Download […]
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Many times as a Saratoga Family Law Attorney, I speak to clients who have been victims of domestic violence. If you have a family offense case pending and would like representation, but don’t have money for an attorney, you can request court-appointed legal counsel. Once the judge ascertains that you qualify, you will be directed […]
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I believe my son’s mother is letting a sex offender around my child, do I have enough evidence to go for full custody? Im worried Question: Details- never married- my son is 6, not been together since 1st birthday. I only introduced my son to one person and that’s my now wife (she came into […]
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Clients often ask me as an experienced Saratoga Divorce Attorney, “How long will it take me to obtain my judgment of divorce?” The answer depends upon the case. Based on our general time frames, a high-conflict divorce case – in which every issue is litigated, obtaining documents is difficult, one party may throw financial equity […]
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Who qualifies for a free lawyer? (child support) Question: Hi, I am a low income single mother, my ex is not paying child support, to take him to court, what do i need to qualify for a free lawyer? Thank you Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer: As a dedicated Saratoga Child Custody Lawyer, I […]
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What specific questions should I ask lawyers in order to find the right one to represent me in my divorce? Question: Need representation for my divorce Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer: As an experienced Saratoga Divorce Lawyer, I often speak to clients about this. If you are consulting with a lawyer for the first […]
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As an experienced Saratoga Child Support Lawyer, I am often asked if the court can require you to pay college expenses. College support is not a mandatory add-on under the Child Support Standards Act. It is discretionary, and a court can order either party to pay for some or all of their children’s college expenses. […]
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Question: I am a mother to a 4-year-old, she has always lived with me and my mother. I recently got married to someone,who’s in the military. I am in the process of moving, but the school system requires my ex spouse to write a letter stating that he knows she will be attending the new school. […]
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Question: I am going through a messy custody battle and was just ordered to return to the state that I have no help or family in. I was forced by my public defender to agree to this even though I didn’t want to. I am getting barely any child support and don’t want to take […]
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Question: My step daughter lives with her mother’s mom. She has a 1 and half year old. She was told by our local county office that she can not get support from the father of her son until her biological dad and biological mom stop paying her support. Her father (my husband) paid the mother […]
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Question: I’ve been separated from the man that I married for 3 years now. We both went our separate ways and never had sex after we were wed. I have been trying to get him to give me a divorce for 3 years now. We were together for maybe 6 months I’m on a fixed income and […]
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This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: Can I refuse to allow my ex-spouse’s girlfriend to see our child custody online calendar? Download Our Free Divorce Guide Divorce Judgement w/ negotiated Separation Agreement incorporated requires parents use shared custody calendar between them and children(NYS). Issue: Father insists […]
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This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: Can a 24-year-old prenuptial agreement be overturned? Download Our Free Divorce Guide My husband stands to inherit a large amount of money and real estate through family trusts and businesses. I had no idea when we got married he would […]
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This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: Can I leave out of state while pregnant so that the father of the child has no rights to the child? Download Our Free Divorce Guide I want to leave and go back to my hometown but I’m pregnant and […]
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This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: The non-custodial parent is retiring; how will this affect our children’s child support plan? Download Our Free Divorce Guide My separation agreement (incorporated into Divorce Judgement) states that child support shall not change until the oldest child is emancipated (and […]
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This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: What kind of penalty can I expect for violating a divorce order? Download Our Free Divorce Guide I am out of work and waiting for a SS Disability hearing. my divorce order says I have to pay for half of […]
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This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: How many years can I go back to collect child support issues? Download Our Free Divorce Guide I have a divorce agreement from Supreme Court from 2010. Am I able to go back ten years for some issues that are […]