• posted: Nov. 22, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Support,  Family Law
• Joint Custody,  Family Law,  child’s benefit

Gone are the days where a mother automatically “wins” physical custody during a divorce or family law matter.  There is compelling research that both parents play an “equally” important role Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Divorce,  Child Support,  Family Law
• SUNY Cap,  Divorce,  College Tuition

In New York, where child support obligations continue until a child reaches age 21, the financial responsibility of divorced parents for their children's college education can be a complex issue. Read More

• posted: Jul. 22, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation,  Child Support,  Family Law
• Custody Cases,  joint custody,  financial stability

In New York, the law no longer accords a preference to mothers in child custody decisions. However, fathers often face an uphill battle due to courts’ lingering prejudices that assume Read More

• posted: May 22, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Visitation,  Child Support,  Family Law
• child custody,  relocation,  custodial parent

Child custody arrangements after a divorce can be strained or disrupted if a custodial parent relocates with the child over a long distance or out of state. In New York, Read More

• posted: Mar. 22, 2024
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Divorce,  Child Support,  Family Law
• parenting plan,  child custody,  family

Parents going through a divorce in New York are required to agree to a court-approved plan that controls their basic child custody and visitation arrangement. Either the parents must devise Read More

• posted: May 20, 2023
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Support
• college expenses,  sharing costs

A significant issue that often arises when parents divorce is how to allocate paying for their child’s college education. While child support covers basic expenses like food, clothing and shelter, Read More

• posted: Aug. 09, 2022
• Richard J. Bombardo
• Child Support
• Joint Custody,  Shared Physical Custody

New York’s child support statute provides that the non-custodial parent pays support to the custodial parent. Determining which parent is custodial is straightforward when one parent has the children most Read More