All parties in child support action are required to submit sworn financial information to the court. This is done so that the court can, on its own, if necessary, calculate the amount of support due for the support of the child(ren).
In New York State the parties (Mother and Father) are entitled to disclosure. Disclosure of expenses and income is the most important part of the process and is often the one that’s done last. The parties, through their lawyers, or directly should have this information prepared for the first hearing.
In some counties the Child Support Magistrate or Referee (more about them later) will ask for at the beginning of the process. Petitioners (people asking for Court’s help) should use this as a way to demonstrate the need of the child(ren). Respondents(people who are being brought to court) can use this to demonstrate their income and expenses. The two parties have opposing interests and so we will discuss them separately in a new article.
The link to the Financial Disclosure Form for New York State ishere.
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