On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | Jul 10, 2020 | Child Custody
Parents in New York and throughout the country may be allowed to retain custody of their children after a divorce. In some cases, this might be true even if they engaged in domestic violence against their former spouse or their children. An abusive parent may be...
On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | Jul 2, 2020 | Child Custody
If parents get divorced in New York, they are still required to raise their children together. In most cases, the exes will develop a parenting plan that determines rights and responsibilities. The plan can stipulate when each is allowed to have physical custody of a...
On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | Jun 3, 2020 | Child Custody
Going through a divorce or separation is always difficult, especially when minor children are involved. Children may feel like the divorce is their fault, or they may feel a sense of confusion and abandonment. Parents in New York should heed the advice of...
On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | May 11, 2020 | Child Custody
New York parents with infant children have a challenge in deciding upon a visitation schedule that works. Of course, the best interests of the child are the most important factor, but both parents have a right to spend time with the infant. When it comes to a very...
On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | Apr 27, 2020 | Child Custody, Divorce
Failing to pay child support can be a problem for some parents in New York and around the country. Only about 60% of the child support due in 2015 was paid. However, not making child support payments is not always deliberate. In some cases, parents may fall behind...
On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | Mar 25, 2020 | Child Custody
It’s one of the happiest days of your life: your child is born. All you want now is to move forward and be a great dad, but you’ve heard some horror stories. Maybe you’re not in a relationship with the mother of your child and she doesn’t want you in the picture....
On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | Aug 7, 2017 | Child Custody
If you’ve taken a break from your career to raise children, you should assess your prospects before the divorce is final. After settling her divorce with another law firm, a new client came to me with custody and support issues that arose afterward. Trained as a...
On behalf of O’Brien & Associates Law Firm, P.C. | Jun 27, 2017 | Child Custody
Children grow up, their needs and schedules evolve – and custody arrangements should evolve accordingly In one family whose custody case I worked on, an elementary-school child grew up to be a middle-school child, and the parenting schedules in the original agreement...
