Family

Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in New York

Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in New York What is child abuse or neglect? Child abuse means a parent or a person responsible for the child seriously injures the child or places the child...

Child Custody and Visitation in New York

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/486/custodia-infantil-y-visitas-en-nueva-york What is child custody and visitation? Custody is the legal...

Child Support in New York

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/487/manutenci%C3%B3n-infantil-en-nueva-york What is child support? Child support is money paid by a parent to...

Emancipation in New York

What is emancipation? Emancipation is the process of a parent giving up control over a minor child so that the child has control over his own legal decisions and support before he is an...

How to Change a Child's Name in New York

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/488/c%C3%B3mo-cambiar-el-nombre-del-menor-en-nueva-york Schools and government agencies are likely to require that your...

How to Change an Adult's Name in New York

To view this aticle in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/489/c%C3%B3mo-cambiar-el-nombre-de-un-adulto-en-nueva-york In New York, you can change your name without going to court....

Kinship Care in New York

What is kinship care? Kinship care means that a child is raised by an adult relative other than a parent. If a child is removed from the child’s parent or custodian by Social Services,...

Mediation in Custody and Visitation Cases in New York Family Court (ADR)

Mediation, which is also called alternative dispute resolution or ADR, is becoming an increasingly common tool in Family Court in New York State. As the name suggests, ADR is an alternative to...

New York State Grounds for Divorce

What do I need to know about getting a divorce in New York State? New York has laws that limit how you can get a divorce. There are now seven grounds (reasons) you can use to get a divorce in...

Order of Protection in New York

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/490/orden-de-protecci%C3%B3n-en-nueva-york What is an Order of Protection? An Order of Protection is a court...

Paternity in New York

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/491/paternidad-en-nueva-york What is paternity? Paternity means legal fatherhood of a child. Paternity...

Rights When There is a Child Protective Investigation

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/485/derechos-cuando-existe-una-investigaci%C3%B3n-en-el-%C3%A1mbito-de-la-protecci%C3%B3n-infantil If there is an...

Spousal Support or Maintenance

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/492/sost%C3%A9n-econ%C3%B3mico-o-alimentos-del-c%C3%B3nyuge What is spousal support or maintenance? Spousal support is...

What Happens to Property After a Divorce?

To view this article in Spanish, visit here: https://www.lawny.org/node/493/%C2%BFqu%C3%A9-sucede-con-la-propiedad-luego-de-un-divorcio What Happens to Property After a Divorce? How is...

What is Guardianship?

What is Guardianship? There are 3 types of guardianship petitions: Guardianship, Kinship Guardianship, and Standby Guardianship. All types of guardianship allow the guardian to have...