Child Support (C.S.S.A.)
Anticipating Future Finances when Agreeing to Support Obligations
From divorceny.com It is not rare, and may be commendable, to resolve child support obligations based upon anticipated future circumstances: an expected job, obtaining a degree or license, etc. However, when doing so, care must be taken to anticipate not meeting those expectations. When is relief available? The issue is complicated if the parties “opt out”…
Read MoreTerminating Child Support While Child Away at College
From divorceny.com It is common for child support to continue to be paid while a child is away at college. A child often will return home for perhaps four months of the year. What happens when the student just stays there year round? Often in divorce stipulations of settlement, the parties will define when a child…
Read MoreFather’s Promise to Help Pay for Private College Enforced
From divorceny.com Are verbal promises and statements of intention relating to child support enforceable? It is a basic tenet of family law that to be enforceable, agreements between parents must be in writing and acknowledged before a notary; except, it appears, when they don’t have to be. In Manfrede v. Harris, Nassau County Family Court Support Magistrate…
Read MoreConsidering a Step-Parent’s Income and Assets on Child Support Awards
From divorceny.com Under what circumstances may a step-parent’s income and assets be considered by a court when deciding whether awarding the formula amount of support would be unjust or inappropriate? When may a court deviate from the formula because of a parent’s obligation to support the children of another relationship? These were the issues discussed by…
Read MoreChildren Refuse to See Father; Child Support Suspended
From divorceny.com The parties, who were never married, have two children together, the younger of whom is now 17 years old. The parents have been litigating custody and visitation issues for almost the entire lives of their children. In its December 28, 2016 decision in Matter of Sullivan v. Plotnick, the Appellate Division, Second Department, addressed a…
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