Private Schools and the Autistic Child Child support in all fifty states in the United States is based on the Child Support Standard Act. This statute lays out a schedule of child support payments and ancillary expenses the non-residential custodial parent must contribute to. However, private school tuition is not one of the items included as a … [Read more...]
Autism and the Child – Part II
Special Needs For The Autistic Child Autistic children require expensive therapy and special education regimes that are not available in local school districts. This results in additional expenses for families. Judges hearing divorce cases involving autistic children need to pay special attention to the needs of the autistic child. Residential … [Read more...]
Autism and Divorce – Part I
Divorce is a common occurrence in today’s world. In some states almost half of the marriages end in divorce. When a married couple has an Autistic child it further complicates the home situation. The inability of one or both parents to deal with the stress and problems in raising an autistic child can be a cause of divorce. Parents of children … [Read more...]
Who Needs a Prenuptial Agreement?
Prenuptial agreements are not for everyone. The only individuals eligible for prenuptial agreements are people getting married. Seriously though, who needs a prenuptial agreement and why would you really want one? Prenuptial Agreements deal with issues such as assets accumulated during the marriage, professional licenses and spousal … [Read more...]
What You Shouldn’t Say To Friends Who Don’t Have Children
When a couple has children it is usually an extremely significant event in their lives. The raising of children changes many aspects of the couples life. One of the aspects that can be negatively impacted on is the friendships with couples that do not have children. There are important things you should never say to a couple that doesn’t have … [Read more...]
Lie To The Court and Your Divorce Gets Dismissed
Justice Charles J. Markey was recently presented with two cases involving divorces that had similar fact situations. In both cases judgments for divorce had been granted to the parties based on sworn statements that there were no children from the marriages. However in both situations the court eventually discovered that there were children of … [Read more...]
Girl Unable to get Order of Protection Against Boyfriend’s Wife!
This is a case involving two women who have children from the same man. The Queens Family Court has held that this does not place them in an "intimate relationship"; therefore, they have not met the standard for an order of protection regarding non-family members under the jurisdiction of the Family Court in the State of New York. In 2008, the … [Read more...]
Joint Custody Unworkable
Acting Supreme Court Justice Neary, sitting in Westchester County, found that a one week on, one week off joint custody arrangement between a father and mother was unworkable. He also found that this arrangement was disruptive to the children's lives. Justice Neary ordered a hearing to determine who should receive custody of the children. In … [Read more...]
