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If there is a written custody order or judgment signed by a judge, both parents are required to follow it. You should review your custody order or judgment to determine whether it requires direct communications. Generally, it is in the children's best interests for the parents to communicate... Read more »
Can the NY order be Modified to end support at 18 or am I forced to pay until 21 even though the child no longer resides here? Is it possible to close NY and file in GA so that support ends at 18?
Why not post this in the Georgia forum and ask a Georgia attorney? New York attorneys can not answer this. Whatever state the child has resided for 6 months has jurisdiction.
Are the charges dropped or do they continue into court?
Your boyfriend was released on his own recognizance. He still has to shop up for court until the matter is disposed by the court. Good luck.
Our final divorce hearing is scheduled for 06/12.It's a high conflict divorce with a spouse who will not cooperate in anything.The funds were deposited into his account and he said he will not release them until the judge makes the divorce decision. With this corona situation my job shut down and... Read more »
I think this should be resolved at your hearing. It is unlikely that the court will address this before then. Most courts are hearing only emergency matters-this would not qualify. You should get a lawyer if you don't have one already.
The biological mother has legal custody of the child if the child was born out of wedlock. If that is the case, the biological mother can refuse the biological father visitation. Biological fathers do not have any custodial rights to children born out of wedlock until they obtain an order of... Read more »
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