Although Domestic Relations Law 70 and 240 and Family Court Act 651 authorize the court to determine custody of and the right to or visitation with minors, the terms “custody” and “visitation” are not ...

One of the most common family law myths is that mothers are always awarded custody of their children and that fathers are always the ones paying support. However, neither of those statements are true.

Deepti Shenoy, senior counsel at Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan offers her thoughts on how courts should consider taking a parent's willful failure to contribute to the child's expenses into account in ...