On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Paternity testing and DNA fraud are on the rise in New York. It is not uncommon for males to question the paternity of children they may have fathered. Nor is it uncommon for women to do […]
Category Archives: Child Support
Life insurance and child support
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. One way that a former spouse in New York can protect themselves financially in a divorce is to ask for a life insurance policy to cover their former partner’s child support obligations. According to Insure.com, as […]
Understanding the basics of child support
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Sunday, July 24, 2016. Many non-custodial parents are ordered by the court to contribute financially to their children’s care and upbringing. Child support laws vary by state; so, any parent with concerns will first want to seek clarification of the […]
Child support dispute center’s around Charlie Sheen’s income
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The main factor determining the amount of child support that someone in New York has to pay is income. For those who make millions of dollars every year, their child support obligations are going to be […]
Modifying child support payments
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Thursday, September 10, 2015. New York parents who are separated may wonder how and under what circumstances their child support agreements can be modified. Even if parents verbally agree on a modification, it is still necessary to make the legal […]
A different view of “deadbeat dads”
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Thursday, June 18, 2015. New York fathers who abandon their financial responsibility to their children are often the target of scorn and derision. Around the county, 2011 census data showed that men paid less than two-thirds of the child support […]
Court OKs serving divorce notice on Facebook for New York woman
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Divorce on Friday, April 24, 2015. When a person initiates a divorce, serving the other spouse legal documentation about the intent to divorce is a requirement. Although papers are usually presented in person, a ruling in Manhattan Supreme Court sanctioned the use of […]
Collecting back child support by garnishment
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Friday, March 27, 2015. As divorced parents in New York who have custody of their children may know, it is sometimes difficult to collect overdue child support payments from the non-custodial parent. If the parent who owes the support is […]
Divorce costs can soar when couples separate
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Divorce on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Divorces don’t have to be expensive, but couples in New York and across the U.S. may find that the cost of splitting from their spouse can run into the tens of thousands, even millions, of dollars. To […]
What are the grounds for divorce in New York?
On behalf of Cobert, Haber & Haber Attorneys at Law posted in Divorce on Friday, December 5, 2014. Couples seeking a divorce in New York may be interested to know that the law lists seven particular grounds that may result in divorce. They are: cruel and inhuman treatment, imprisonment, abandonment, adultery, living separately due to […]
