New York Divorce Attorney Discusses Moving Out of the State With the Children Question: My sister was living in AZ for four years with her kids, got divorced in AZ, and the parenting agreement was finalized there in Nov. 2014. The agreement says that both parents have joint legal decision making and the dad can…
New York Divorce Lawyer Discusses Legal Rights to Pay Child Support Without Going to Court Question: I am 35 weeks pregnant, and me and the father are not together or living together. He wants to be part of his child’s life and help financially but he does not want to legally pay child support. We…
New York Divorce Attorney Discusses Claiming the Children on Income Tax Question: Can the father of my 2 children claim them on his taxes, he is only paying child support. My partner and I aren’t married but he is the one working in the household. Download Our Free Divorce Guide Answer: I am often asked…
New York Divorce Lawyer Discusses Pre-Nuptial Agreements Question: I would like to know about the pre-nuptial agreement process and it’s general possible terms. I have had bad experience in the past marrying without it and getting ripped off. So now when I get married, I want to have an agreement and reserve my assets and…
New York Divorce Lawyer Discusses Your New Spouse’s Income and the Cost of Child Support Question: I have a child with a woman I never married. He is 7. She has primary custody and I see him 2-3 days each week. (She is incredibly hard to co-parent with- wants to start fights over small things- I…
New York Divorce Attorney Discusses Division of Assets As an experienced New York Divorce Attorney, I am frequently asked about division of assets. When we’re talking about the division of assets under New York law, we are talking about the division of assets and debts that were accumulated during the marriage. Download Our Free Divorce…
New York Divorce Lawyer Explains Spousal Maintenance Many times in my practice, I will often get asked as a New York Divorce Lawyer to explain spousal maintenance. Spousal maintenance is a term that covers what clients will refer to alimony, spousal support or spousal maintenance. In New York, the proper term is spousal maintenance. Download Our…
Child Custody Child custody is often one of the more difficult issues that we address when undertaking the divorce process. We must have a provision for the custody of children 18 years or younger. Download Our Free Divorce Guide Now, children are not emancipated until they are 21 in New York but a court can…
Child Support In New York State, the non-custodial parent pays child support to the custodial parent. Now that issue gets a little sticky when we have parents who are sharing custody equally. Under New York case law, the non-custodial parent is the parent who earns more money however that does not mean that in every…
Child Support In New York State In New York, both parents are obligated to provide financial support for their children until they reach the age of twenty-one. In intact households, providing for a child’s support is rarely an issue. The parents merely contribute to the child’s expenses in whatever manner they have adopted as a…