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WordPress.org	Tag: Family Court	Paternity and Equitable Estoppel	Equitable estoppel typically arises as a defense in situations where a person, typically a nonbiological father, seeks to avoid child support obligations or the biological father belatedly seeks recognition of his parental rights.
Posted on November 24, 2008April 8, 2009Categories best interests of the child, court orders, DNA testing, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, paternity, UncategorizedTags best interests of the child, equitable estoppel, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, paternityLeave a comment on Paternity and Equitable Estoppel	Pending Bill in New York Assembly With Respect to Divorce and Child Support Standards Act	There is a bill pending in New York Legislature that could, if passed, make significant changes to New York’s laws dealing with divorce and child support. Assembly Bill A10446 represents a comprehensive effort to reform New York`s divorce and child support laws. The bill contains four major elements: (1) simplifies the grounds for divorce by replacing current grounds with no-fault grounds; (2) adopts a new approach to maintenance, referred to as post-marital income, by establishing guidelines for determining awards of post-marital income; (3)
Posted on November 10, 2008April 8, 2009Categories child support, Child Support Standards Act, court orders, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, Supreme CourtTags child support, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, grounds, New York Law, Supreme CourtLeave a comment on Pending Bill in New York Assembly With Respect to Divorce and Child Support Standards Act	Child Support and Credit for College Expenses	I am often asked whether there should be a reduction in child support in a situation where the child is residing away from home at college and the parent paying child support is also contributing to the cost of college expenses. Since the child support is generally paid to provide shelter and food for the child, if a parent is paying for a room and board at college, the payor parent should only be paying for shelter and food at a single location. The case law holds that, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, any such reduction or credit is discretionary with the court.
Posted on November 9, 2008April 8, 2009Categories child support, Child Support Standards Act, college expenses, court orders, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, Supreme CourtTags child support, Child Support Standards Act, college expenses, divorce, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, Supreme CourtLeave a comment on Child Support and Credit for College Expenses	Non-custodial Parent’s Right to Particpate in Child Rearing Decisions	In 1996, Mathew’s parents, Jesus Fuentes and Karen Fuentes, were divorced. On August 1, 1996, “Order Directing Custody” was entered, granting Mathew’s mother exclusive custody of Mathew. Mathew attended New York City public schools, where he received special education services to accommodate his disability.
Posted on October 27, 2008April 8, 2009Categories court orders, custody, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, federal law, modification, New York Law, Settlement Agreements, Stipulations, Supreme CourtTags custody, decision-making, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, non-custodial parent, Supreme Court, visitationLeave a comment on Non-custodial Parent’s Right to Particpate in Child Rearing Decisions	Child Support In Shared Custody Situations	Child support under Domestic Relations Law §240 or Family Court Act §413 is not difficult to calculate in situations where there is a parent who clearly has a primary physical residence of the child. However, where the child spends equal time with both parents, these issues become a lot more complicated. Domestic Relations Law §240[1-b](f) requires that “The court shall calculate the basic child support obligation, and the non-custodial parent’s pro rata share of the basic child support obligation”. Therefore, which parent becomes the non-custodial parent in shared custody situation? This question was addressed in the 1998 case of Baraby v. Baraby, 250 A.D.2d 201 (3rd Dept. 1998).
Posted on October 20, 2008April 8, 2009Categories child support, Child Support Standards Act, custody, divorce, Domestic Relations Law, drafting, Family Court, Family Law, Settlement AgreementsTags calculations, child support, Child Support Standards Act, Domestic Relations Law, Family Court, Family Law, new york, shared custodyLeave a comment on Child Support In Shared Custody Situations	Family Court and Willful Failure to Pay Child Support	There is a presumption, applicable to child support enforcement proceedings in Family Court that a party, against whom a child support order was issued, has sufficient means to support his/her minor children. See Family Court Act § 437. The evidence that the party directed to pay child support has failed to pay support as ordered, constitutes “prima facie evidence of a willful violation”. Family Court Act § 454(3)(a). Once the petition alleging willful violation of a child support order was filed in the Family Court, the burden then shifts to respondent to adduce some competent, credible evidence of his/her inability to make the required payments. If the requisite showing is not made, the party will be found to have willfully failed to pay child support. Once this finding is made, the party is liable to a range of penalties, including attorneys fees and possible incarceration.
Posted on August 30, 2008April 8, 2009Categories child support, Family Court, Family Law, New York Law, procedureTags change in circumstances, child support, Family Court, Family Law, modification, New York Law, petitionLeave a comment on Child Support Modification and Contents of a Family Court Petition	Family Court Lacks Power to Modify Maintenance Provision in Separation Agreement	In a recent decision, Johna M.S. v. Russell E.S., the Court of Appeals held that the Family Court lacks power to modify maintenance provisions contained in the parties’ separation agreement. The separation agreement that the wife and the husband both signed, explicitly stated that the wife is “completely disabled” and will be in need of maintenance “for the remainder of her life”. The agreement provided for current maintenance payments of $100.00 per week payable to the wife and recited that this being only a determination of her “present” need and his “present” economic circumstances. It further stated that the wife could if need be seek a “modification” of those sums in a “de novo” proceeding in a court of “appropriate jurisdiction”. A divided Court of Appeals held that the Family Court is not such an “appropriate” court and that in respect of spousal (as opposed to child) maintenance, family court lacks subject matter jurisdiction of a “modification”.
Posted on August 21, 2008April 8, 2009Categories Family Court, Family Law, jurisdiction, maintenance, New York Law, Settlement Agreements, Stipulations, Supreme CourtTags Family Court, jurisdiction, maintenance, modification, new york, separation agreement, settlement agreement, Supreme CourtLeave a comment on Family Court Lacks Power to Modify Maintenance Provision in Separation Agreement	Posts navigation