The New York City Department of Investigation says they need more access to records from the city’s troubled child services agency.

"The Unborn Child Support Act emphasizes the value of life from the very beginning of pregnancy and provides vital support to ...

New York City divorce attorney Marilyn Chinitz tells PEOPLE about the laws surrounding child support after recent comments about Nick Cannon by Bre Tiesi raised eyebrows.

According to Manhattan child support lawyer Richard Roman Shum, courts in New York can also order contributions to healthcare, child care, education costs, and extracurricular activities.

NYC's broker fee law, the FARE Act, takes effect today, shifting the financial burden of paying brokers from renters to landlords.

This Sunday, we acknowledge the fathers in our lives and their often-invisible sacrifices. We should demand New York State do the same by no longer seizing child support payments from families in ...

NYC child protective specialists will start informing parents of their legal rights at the start of investigations — a major first step for advocates who have called for such reform.

Report: More than 80% of NY parents support law restricting app downloads for teens The study released by the Black Institute comes as two states already have passed legislation with such restrictions ...

The state attorney general’s office took the first step Thursday toward setting up new rules that will govern New York's new child internet safety laws.

State lawmakers left Albany last summer without taking action on Kyra’s Law, a bill that would reshape child custody decisions in New York by requiring judges to consider a parent’s overall ...