Our Syracuse family law lawyers understand that our clients are trying to navigate very personal legal concerns. Karp Law Office provides a compassionate approach backed by years of experience and extensive knowledge of NY family law.
With the complexities of family court, you'll want a Syracuse family law lawyer on your side.
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Syracuse Family Law Lawyer for Paternity
Paternity cases refer to a legal proceeding to establish someone as a child's father. Paternity is often established in a hospital after a child is born when the father signs a document known as an Acknowledgement of Paternity. If an Acknowledgement of Paternity is not signed, a court order is required to identify the father for multiple reasons, such as child custody, child support, child visitation and health insurance eligibility. Whether you need to file a paternity case, or one has been filed against you, a Syracuse family law lawyer can help protect your rights.
Syracuse Family Law Lawyers for Custody/Visitation
Parenting time can be a sensitive issue. Whether you're the custodial parent, noncustodial parent or you share custody equally, an experienced Syracuse family law lawyer can help protect your rights as a parent. Karp Law Office's Syracuse family law lawyers can help with the following issues:
- Establishing custody
- Establishing a visitation order
- Modifying existing custody
- Modifying an existing visitation order
A Syracuse family law lawyer will explain your rights to you and help make sense of the Family Court process. Karp Law Office will also prepare all documents for filing with Family Court. Our Syracuse family law lawyers work toward resolving all cases amicably; however, when this is not possible, we aggressively protect our clients' rights in a trial.
Please call us at 315-458-5040 for a free consultation if you have any questions regarding custody or a visitation order, or modifying an existing order or Judgment of Divorce.
Syracuse Family Law Lawyer for Child Support
Child support rules in New York state are governed by the Child Support Standards Act. This law establishes a formula for calculating child support, which is based on both parents’ incomes. Calculating child support can get complicated if one of the parents is unemployed, self-employed, under-employed, or has other child support obligations. A Syracuse family law lawyer can talk with you, explain the child support formula and how it applies to your case while answering any questions regarding pending child support. Our Syracuse family law lawyers will prepare documents for filing and assist with compiling all financial information required by family court. We also will represent you in family court to ensure you're treated fairly under the law.
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Syracuse Family Law Lawyer for Spousal Support
Family Court has the authority to issue spousal support orders in some cases where people are married but not divorced nor involved in a Separation Agreement. The laws in New York establish a similar formula for spousal support as it does for child support. One key distinction, however, is that spousal support is based on the difference between incomes of the Parties and is not always awarded.
If you think that you may need to file for a spousal support order, our Syracuse family law lawyers will talk with you and provide an analysis of whether or not you may be entitled to spousal support.
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Syracuse Family Law Lawyers for Adoptions
The Syracuse family law lawyers at Karp Law Office deal with private adoptions as well as agency adoptions, both domestic and foreign. We also assist with adoptions for stepparents who are adopting their stepchild.
Our Syracuse family law lawyers will:
- Explain the process to you,
- Prepare all necessary documentation and communication with the appropriate Court,
- Attend appearances in Court,
- and, when necessary, communicate with the natural parent(s) who are consenting to the adoption of their child.
The adoption process can be complicated. If you are considering adoption, our Syracuse family law lawyers will happily sit down with you to discuss your case.
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