Spousal support cases are started with a spousal support petition in Family Court. There is no filing fee in Family Court.A parent or other legally responsible adult can ask Family Court for a support order for an adult dependent that is developmentally disabled. Family Court has special clerks to help people fill out the support petition and file the case. It does not cost any money to start a case in Family Court. We help individuals seeking to obtain spousal support, as well as those who have been ordered to pay. Spousal support is an amount of money that the court orders one spouse to pay to the other spouse for his or her reasonable needs. Free Consultation - Call 800.696. The Law Department assists local and out-of-state custodial parents in establishing an order of support from non-custodial parents. Offers free civil legal advice and representation in the areas of Public Benefits, Family Law, Immigration, and Education Law.