Recent Posts in Child Support Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 15-Aug-2017 New York Child Custody & Relocation Cases Following a divorce, it is not unusual for a custodial parent to want to relocate to a different county or even a different state. Understandably, such a move can certainly affect a child’s relationships with friends, extended family, ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 27-Mar-2017 Establishing Paternity in New York When a child is born to parents who are married, the law automatically assumes that the mother's husband is the child's legal father. However, when a child is born out-of-wedlock, the child does not have a "legal father" until ... Continue Reading Posted By Samuelson Hause & Samuelson, LLP 6-Mar-2017 Wendy B. Samuelson Published in NYSBA Family Law Review In her quarterly column published in the New York State Bar Association's Family Law Review, Attorney Wendy B. Samuelson discusses several notable court decisions and legislative changes affecting New York matrimonial law. Below, we outline a ... Continue Reading Posted By Elliot D. Samuelson 17-Apr-2013 Importance of Sufficient Evidence in Child Support Arrears Cases Because of the poor economy and unemployment rising, the courts have been flooded with applications for downward modifications of child support. However, it is certainly not yours for the asking. Before proceeding to court you must gather sufficient ... Continue Reading Posted By Elliot Samuelson 28-Aug-2012 Getting a Reduction in Support Payments Based Upon "Extreme Hardship" A recent case reported in the New York Law Journal on Monday, August 27th, sheds some light on when a court would be willing to reduce and/or eliminate support payments for a spouse. An upstate judge in Rochester, New York, after criticizing the ... Continue Reading Posted By Elliot Samuelson 24-Jul-2012 Courts Act to Put Teeth in Child Support Laws For many persons who have filed to obtain child support in the courts, they know that it is very difficult to obtain a fair award if the parent from who support is being requested attempts to hide his or her income. Moreover, when an award is made, ... Continue Reading