Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Re: Social Security Number

You can submit them. However, the court might bounce them back because the social security number is required. If the Defendant signed everything else, you might end up with a court date from the court to address the issue of the missing social security number. Advise the Defendant that his failure to provide that could result in the need for you or both of you to hire an attorney and go to court. That may motivate him to provide you with the necessary information. Did you ever file a joint tax return? If you did, ask the IRS for a copy of the return. Both social security numbers will be on the return. Think about any other documents you filed together that might contain that number. Also, if you pull a copy of your credit report, you might be surprised to find that your spouse is listed on that report, with the social security number you are looking for. To get a free copy of your credit report, go to the credit page on www.millenniumdivorce.com.

Re: Social Security Number

You can submit the papers, but odds are they will be returned to you because of the missing social security number. You may have to take him to court to force him to reveal the social security number.