Many times as an experienced Saratoga Family Law Attorney, I am asked if it is possible to receive spousal support without a divorce or separation agreement. An option for an individual who does not want to, or is not ready to go through with a Divorce or Separation Agreement, will be asked to file a […]
Category Archives: Spousal Support
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In Albany, I am often asked as Albany Child Support Lawyer if child support is taxable. In New York, Child Support is calculated on full income, social security taxes, and income taxes. Income taxes are not deducted before Child Support is calculated. As an experienced Albany Child Support Lawyer I advise clients that support is not deductible […]
Saratoga Child Support Lawyer Discusses Calculation of Health Insurance I am often asked as an experienced Saratoga Child Support Lawyer how health insurance is calculated between two parties for their child’s health insurance. In New York State, health insurance for the children is a part of the Child Support Standards Act. It is not paid […]
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As an experienced Albany Family Law Attorney I am often asked about the process of Spousal Support. In New York State, there are two types of Spousal Maintenance. There is temporary maintenance, and there is post-divorce maintenance. Temporary maintenance is the spousal support that you receive while in action for divorces on-going. Spousal maintenance is […]
When child support is initially calculated on the non-custodial parent’s income, we or the court considers and assesses all of the sources of income that the parent has. Many support payers in sales, management, or executive positions receive a fair amount of income, by way of bonuses. Some courts will assess basic child support based […]
In New York State, there are a number of mandatory add-ons to the Child Support payment made by the non-custodial parent. Those mandatory add-ons do not include extracurricular expenses. The mandatory add-ons are health insurance premiums, un-reimbursed medical and dental expenses, and day care expenses. Some families have significant additional expenses for extracurricular activities for […]
Child Support in New York State is calculated pursuant to the Child Support Standards Act. This is a statute that was originally passed in 1989 that has had many modifications ever since. The underlying impedes behind that statute dictates from the Federal Government. Child Support in New York is based upon a percentage of income. […]
It is not uncommon for us to confront a case where one of the parents is working off the books. Those cases can be difficult for us, in the sense that we have to establish what that income is for the court to assess Child Support. If the parent has a standard of living that […]
We have a number of cases where our client shares custody with the other parent. By sharing custody, the parties have an equal schedule with the children. Under the current New York State Child Support Statute, there is not statutory framework for how child support will be paid. In fact, the New York Court of […]
In New York State, there are a number of add-ons to Child Support. Mandatory add-ons include day care expenses. Often, the custodial parent makes arrangement for the provision of day care for the children, and each party pays a percentage of that day care expense each week or month. The proportion paid by each parent […]
A concern for many spouses, whether you’re the moneyed or less-moneyed spouse, is: how long do I have to pay or can I receive maintenance? There is temporary maintenance, and there is post-divorce maintenance. Temporary maintenance is paid during the course of an action. Post-divorce maintenance is awarded by a court in the determination, as […]
Oftentimes, two spouses are concerned about the effects of a Divorce upon their Health Insurance coverage. The reason why is because a person’s eligibility for Health Insurance, as a spouse, will terminate upon a Divorce. For a spouse that is concerned about the high cost of obtaining a Health Insurance plan of their own, they […]