My son is 19 basically working full time and pays his mother rent to live in her house ? Should I really be paying child support?
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answered on Apr 13, 2024
Yes. The cockamamie federal laws regarding child support were taken to the maximum in New York with a 21-year age out, and the burden of proof of the adult child's emancipation is on the non-custodial father. Voting carelessly carries enormous ramifications.
To undo child support with... View More 
be funded until the age of 21. I gave up my son voluntarily after a year from adoption at the age of 13.5 years because he told me he could not stop attacking me. He has reactive attachment disorder (RAD).
I am 65 and want to retire, but I have another year until August 2025. Is there any... View More
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answered on Apr 9, 2024
We are not a repository of arguments that we can craft for general purposes. We know nothing of the case beyond the facts provided that a person adopted a child and gave him up to the foster care apparatus and continues to pay child support to that apparatus. We do not know if this support is... View More
My Son is going to boot camp on 6-28-2024 He will be returning to college in August to continue his education at SUNY Oswego. It is my understanding that child support no longer needs to be paid if your child enters the military. However, the is the national guard and he is still a college... View More
answered on Apr 8, 2024
Child support is required from the non custodial parent regardless of marital status or whether the parents ever lived together. If you are the father of the child you will be required to pay child support. Spousal support in New York, however, is only paid when there was a marriage. If you were... View More
I was told that having a legal order to pay child support can prevent me from finding work as certain jobs will not hire people who are paying out child support.
answered on Apr 7, 2024
The short answer is no - paying child support will not itself be a bar to being hired. Keep in mind that if you pay direct and not by income execution your employer shouldn't even know you pay child support
My kids dad is behind 10,000 in child support. They appointed him a lawyer(public defender ) . Will the public defender help him not have to pay back support back ? He hasn’t paid more than $150 to child support since January. The judge lowered his child support from 2,600 to 2,300 but he... View More
answered on Apr 7, 2024
The attorney represents him in regard to content and it is almost impossible to lower the amount owed without your consent
Her sister knows and she's okay with it. She's been living with them.. and they're manipulating her and controlling her life and such. She sincerely needs therapy.. Will that affect how custody goes after the baby is born? Cause.. it's seriously a messed up situation and I worry... View More
I was involved about car accident and I'm in the process of filing for disability through Social Security administration. I have a child support order which I tried to modify after the car accident and the judge did not reduce the child support order, even knowing that I do not have a job, she... View More
Hi, I have a child support account which I made temporary payments to it and that has a balance of $5000 which I never issued a credit for, every time I call child support unit or try to do letter correspondence with them. I am told that the account was closed and they have no record of it, is... View More
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answered on Apr 1, 2024
The modern fad in family courts in most states including New York (as routinely upheld by the appellate divisions) is to reunify long lost parents with their children no matter the operative facts. There is no such thing as abandonment unless and until the child becomes an adult. A parent cannot... View More
this happened in Suffolk County NY I have all the evidence and now the courts are going out of there way to cover this up. I am a disabled person with a TBI and I live out of state
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answered on Mar 25, 2024
There is no question here. There is nothing to say.
Divorce agreement states each party shall be informed of any major decisions to be made concerning education of the children and consent of both parties shall be obtained prior to making any decisions. Agreement ALSO states it is the parties' intention that the children attend college until... View More
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answered on Mar 4, 2024
We are unable to accurately guide and advise an asker as to what the meaning of a snippet of a stip (the stipulation of settlement of the parties ending the divorce action) really says. We would be embarking on a risky ride down troubling lane.
Nonetheless, assuming arguendo that the asker... View More
Uward Modification granted. I have a court order for child support stating that the non custodial parents child support obligation is "X" bi weekly and is to be paid through support collections unit. The court order was signed back in November of 2023 and retro active to the date or... View More
answered on Feb 18, 2024
It is correct that SCU can only take a portion of the payor's income to pay for child support.
However, the Order should have also stated that the non-custodial parent must pay the balance via direct deposit or checks. So the attorney you spoke to is generally correct, you can file... View More
I pay court ordered child support. The court is taking half my Check every 2 weeks. I can't afford to survive anymore. Since they have been taking out My Ex's lawyer fees. I work 40 hours a week. Get paid every 2 weeks. Now since they take half my check...I make roughly 400 a week. I... View More
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answered on Feb 13, 2024
It is not clear which state this question arises from, Florida or New York. Florida has two sanctions provisions that allow for counsel fees: as a need and as a sanction. If the basis is the custodial parent's need, then the court is bound to consider the non-custodial parent's ability to... View More
answered on Feb 12, 2024
Yes. Child support is independent of SSI. A non-custodial parent's obligation of support is statutory.
I was adopted when I was a preteen. My mom is a single woman, it’s just her, my 4 biological siblings and I in the house. Ever since I turned 18, my mom has been advocating that I need to be out on my own. She has “kicked me out” multiple times, the longest only lasting a month. As time goes... View More
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answered on Feb 9, 2024
In the state of New York, parents have a legal obligation to provide support for their adopted children until they reach the age of 21. This means that even when a child turns 18, parents are still required to provide financial assistance for their education, medical expenses, and other necessities... View More
My daughter was enrolled in college, however, she dropped out of school, moved to another state and is currently waiting to see if she can transfer to another school within that state. My ex has just informed me that he is stopping child support , until a new agreement is in place.
Is he... View More
answered on Jan 27, 2024
If your child is no longer living with you then you are not entitled to child support, however, if there is a child support order, child support is legally continued until he goes to court to terminate the order. He can not simply stop on his own.
My kids dad and I have a separation agreement he has to pay 2,600 but it says once it’s approved by the judge … so he doesn’t have to pay child support till then ? Bc he was and now he isn’t . So can I take him for back child support? Or no because he isn’t forced to pay till the divorce... View More
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answered on Jan 15, 2024
That is not true once the agreement is signed the obligation for child support is in effect. His obligation commenced when he entered into the agreement. You can go to Family court to enforce it it is not an executory agreement as he suggests requiring an incorporation into a Divorce decree to be... View More
Husband shall pay to the Wife the sum of $2,600.00 per month as and for basic child support which shall be made by certified funds on or before the first day of each month following the exaction of this agreement. So that means if this takes months ..he doesn’t have to pay child support till this... View More
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answered on Jan 15, 2024
The answer is simple. Your agreement states child support payable first month after execution of the agreement. Therefore child support is payable and is accruing. You will have to go to court to enforce it. You should get a lawyer. He may also be responsible for fees. Consult a lawyer
We set up a separation agreement in Oct saying he would pay 2,600 a month . In Dec he stopped paying . We’re not divorced yet so the separation agreement is only notarized so far . I’m filing for child support through the court , not waiting for the divorce to be seen by a judge . When we go to... View More
answered on Jan 10, 2024
A properly executed separation agreement which includes child support is enforceable without any Supreme Court divorce action, and may be used to have a support magistrate in Family Court proceed, and yes, should result in arrears being paid.
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