NYC Child Support Guide -- Non-Custodial Parent

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) plays a key role in ensuring that noncustodial parents provide financial support for their children.

Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.

Can Children Express Preference in New York Custody Proceedings?

A child’s custodial preference for parent A won’t necessarily doom parent B's case. While a judge can consider a child’s parental inclinations, a child’s preference will only be granted if it’s in his or her best interests. Check to learn more.

Child Custody in New York: The Best Interests of the Child

One of the most challenging elements to a divorce is the question of child custody arrangements. In child custody decisions, New York state law requires courts to take account of the individual facts of each case, the circumstances of each party, and the best interests of the child. Check to learn more.

THE BASICS: CUSTODY AND VISITATION IN NEW YORK STATE

This booklet answers common questions about custody and visitation when the parents cannot agree about who is responsible for taking care of the children. There are no easy ways to decide about custody and visitation. Each case is different because each child and each parent is different. Check to learn more.

Understanding New York’s Custody Laws

In a custody case, the court is being asked to look to the future, and predict which parent will be the better parent in rearing the child. In doing so, courts will employ a number of methods which when taken together, help the court determine what is in the best interests of the child. Check to learn more.