Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: Child support needed

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NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

No one at the courthouse including the judges can give you legal advice (except lawyers at the Facilitator's Office, see below). However, you have several options: hire a lawyer in the NY county where your original support order was issued to represent you; contact the Family Law Facilitator's Office at your local California court house for assistance; contact the comparable office in the NY county where your support order was issued; get a how to do it book for NY and do it all yourself.

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Re: Child support needed

If you know where he is working you can obtain an a wage assignment from his employer. The California court that issued the child support order can issue the order (you must prepare the order), but you will need to know his employer. The Facilitator's office can help you prepare the form. Good Luck, Pat McCrary

Re: Child support needed

Did you get divorced in CA or NY. If you got divorced in CA, file child support should have been part of final judgment. If not , due to some reason, file your petition for child support, in the county you and your son lives, supposing, is the court where you got your final divorce. Set it for hearing and serve it upon the father you know, where he lives. Once you have court judgment/order for child support, you can get district attorney, child support division, for enforcement purposes.

Re: Child support needed

You need to file a petition in the Family Court of the county where your ex resides. You can "appear" (i.e attend the hearing) by telephone. You need to gather up all of your paperwork regarding the support, and then fill out the paperwork for NYS. You can request the child support be garnished from his wages.

I hope this helps.