Legal Question in Family Law in New York

child support

For the last 5 years I have paid my life insurance and by court order at the final divorce I was ordered to maintan the insurance for my kids

My daughter does not live with me anymore she is in NC nver call me and I could be dead today and they would not care as well as my son

I am remarried and I have a new born can I do anything to change the life insurance in the name of my current wife?

Please help me with an answer

Regards Enrico


Asked on 5/14/07, 12:27 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert Evans Robert S. Evans esq.

Re: child support

You must comply with the court order or petition the court for modification.

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Answered on 5/14/07, 5:17 pm
Anthony Colleluori The Law Offices of Anthony J. Colleluori & Associates PLLC

Re: child support

To begin, it depends on what your divorce decree says. Most often, life insurance is meant to provide for support to the kids while they are minors if you should have suddenly died. IF that was the case with your life insurance policy, you should have no problem changing it. If it was to be sure you could pay back your alimony then you may not be able to change it. It pretty much depends on the reason for the policy and its renewal enforcment.

You will have to probably bring an action in the court that issued the decree, or at the very least go to the support unit of the Family court to get a change in your agreement.

Good luck.

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Answered on 5/14/07, 9:08 pm


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