CHILD SUPPORT IS NOT ALWAYS SET ON THE INCOME…
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- Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
- Feb 3
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CHILD SUPPORT IS NOT ALWAYS SET ON THE INCOME… THAT A PARENT REPORTS ON THEIR TAXES The level of child support is determined by the parents’ ability to provide for their children rather than their current economic situation. A court need not rely upon a party’s own account of his or her finances but may
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NO VISITS IF PARENT IS NOT VACCINATED
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- Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
- Nov 22
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The Court restricted the non-vaccinated parent’s access to the child until they were vaccinated or underwent regular testing. New York is transitioning towards a “new normal” where citizens are taking precautions to balance staying safe from COVID-19 and its variants alongside the desire to return to some semblance of regular life. The widespread availability of
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A JUDGE HAS NO POWER TO DIRECT ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES TO FILE A NEGLECT CASE
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- Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
- Nov 9
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To the extent that [prior precedent] decisions implicitly hold that Family Court may order a child protective agency to commence a proceeding under Family Ct Act article 10, they should no longer be followed for such proposition. Accordingly, in the absence of any express grant of authority by statute, Family Court erred in sua sponte
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JOINT LEGAL CUSTODY ORDERED BY THE COURT
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- Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
- Nov 7
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An award of joint legal custody is an aspirational goal in every custody matter and is particularly warranted where the parties are generally able to communicate with one another in a cooperative fashion. Although the parties have had disagreements about certain aspects of parenting, the record demonstrates that there is a modicum of communication and
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WHEN YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF A DIVORCE AGREEMENT, A NEW, SEPARATE CASE MUST BE FILED
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- Suffolk County Divorce Lawyer
- Oct 27
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A stipulation of settlement which is incorporated but not merged into the parties’ judgment of divorce may be reformed only in a plenary action. Family Court does not have jurisdiction to modify a separation agreement. Deborah K. v. Richard K., 2022 WL 618996 (1st Dep’t. 2022) The Law Offices of Steven Gildin CALL STEVE TODAY
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WHAT HAPPENS TO EXISTING CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT OBLIGATION IF ONE OF THE CHILDREN TURNS 21
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- NY Daily News
- Oct 17
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The parties, who have three children together, were divorced by a judgment of divorce dated June 20, 2017. The judgment incorporated, but did not merge, a so-ordered stipulation of custody and access dated December 8, 2016, and a stipulation between the parties resolving issues of, inter alia, maintenance and child support that was placed on
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