Q: My son will be talking with a court appointed child attorney today. What do I tell my son the reason is for the meeting with the attorney? My son does not know of the legal case with my ex-husband as I have tried to shield him from legal matters. I know my ex-husband has spoken with my son and…Read More
Q: I have full custody of both of my children. Also have an order of protection of the father. He has not reached out or provided for them. A: there is no such thing under New York law. Instead, his “abandonment” of the children would either be grounds to have them adopted by a step-parent, or a defense to any…Read More
Q: I have a current custody agreement in place allowing me to move with the children up to a certain mileage from our current home? If I move within that agreed upon radius, do I need to write a letter of intent to relocate? Or is that only necessary if I want to move beyond the radius set by the…Read More
Q: I am married but living in separate homes from my spouse. my kids live in both homes.alternating during the week. A: A custodial parent is effectively the dictator – until a court says otherwise. Thus, if you & she can’t agree on access, your remedy is to file a petition for visitation in Family Court – or proceed on…Read More
Q: My ex and myself have a legal custody agreement now he gets our son, Friday 430- Sunday 430. Usually im nice and let him stay until Monday. He just got a new job and wants to pick him up on Saturday night. He doesn’t want to pay a sitter and wants me to watch our son. But I can’t…Read More
Q: I have a custody settlement agreement which was entered as court order (White Plains Family) almost a year ago. The mother has physical custody; we share legal custody. In nearly 2 years since I have never missed (or even been late) for a scheduled visitation. I have an unexpected required business trip that means I would miss a regularly…Read More
Q: My ex uses her for every thing and she has agreed with him on all 15 issues since she started 10 months ago. She has billed us over $14,000 since December. I pay 40% of the bill- although my ex makes 7 times as much as me. There is no time limit on her services in the agreement and…Read More
Q: I was awarded full custody of my niece and two nephews. I was under the impression me brother, their father, was going to abide by the recommendations of the court and regain custody of his children in the near future but he has shown that he has no intentions of getting on the right path, so now I must…Read More
Q: I have a 10 year old bother who is emotionally and mentally messed up, he lives with my mother and my step-dad who are both unfit parents, they both work crazy hours and drop my bother to any one, they’ll feed him when they want or have free time. my brother has asthma so health wise he not ok…Read More
Q: I have full custody of my 2 children ex lays maintenance weekly – A: If by “child maintenance” you mean “child support” – then yes, unless otherwise provided for in a valid agreement, child support is paid irrespective of visitation (even extended visitation). Call a Westchester Child Custody attorney for more info.Read More
