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«Return to Main Blog PageJan 2023 Family Law and Estate Planning Dec 2021 Can I withdraw my Divorce? Apr 2020 Are the Courts open?Mar 2019 Can I sue for Adultery?Jan 2019 WHAT DO I TELL THE KIDS?Dec 2018 CHANGES IN DIVORCE LAW Dec 2018 Family Offense Oct 2018 Can I apply for Custody?Oct 2018 Must I sue for custody? Aug 2018 Can I sue for abandonment?NEW CHILD SUPPORT LAW POSSIBLY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ADULT CHILDREN THROUGH AGE TWENTY SIX November 17, 2022
NEW LEGISLATION AFECTING CHILD SUPPORT
On October 8, 2021, the Domestic Relations Act was amended to provide possible support for adult children through age 26. See DRL, Chapter 437 of the Laws of 2021) Also, the Family Court Act added a like provision in its Section 413-b. Both provisions provide possibilities for petitions for continued child support for adult children with certain qualifying disabilities. The Mental Hygiene law controls the controlling definition of what diagnosis would qualify for purposes of a developmental disability in an adult child. If you or someone you know has an adult child and is in need of child support it would behoove you to look into this with a New York Family Law Attorney. By: Your New York Divorce Lawyer Lisa Beth Older |
