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Kinship Care in New York
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is kinship care?
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Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is paternity? Paternity means legal fatherhood of a child. Parentage means establishing parental rights for a person who did not give birth to the child. 
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Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is spousal support or maintenance?
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Kinship Care in New York
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is kinship care?
Family
Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in New York
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)   Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in New York What is child abuse or neglect?
Family
New York State Grounds for Divorce
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)
Family
Paternity or Parentage in New York
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is paternity? Paternity means legal fatherhood of a child. Parentage means establishing parental rights for a person who did not give birth to the child. 
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Spousal Support or Maintenance
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is spousal support or maintenance?
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What Happens to Property After a Divorce?
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)
Family
What is Guardianship?
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) What is Guardianship? There are 3 types of guardianship petitions: Guardianship, Kinship Guardianship, and Standby Guardianship. 
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Rights When There is a Child Protective Investigation
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.)
Family
Your Credit Report
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) Why it’s important and how to get a free copy of your report. What is a credit report? A credit report provides information about where you live and how you pay your bills, and  whether you filed for bankruptcy. Generally, judgments are not reported to the Credit Reporting Agencies. However, judgments are public records; a lender can still search and find these.
Consumer
Dealing with Debt Collectors
Para ver este artículo en español por favor visite aquí. (To view this article in Spanish, visit here.) Can they sue you? Can they take your house or your car? Can you go to jail? Perhaps it's happened to you: you've lost your job and the bills are starting to pile up, or you've had some unexpected medical expenses that your paycheck just won't cover. Suddenly you are in debt and worried about what's going to happen to you and your family.
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