Steven Nelson Cayton’s Answers

I agree with Mr. Schiffer below that more details are needed. That said it sounds like you might be in a financial tight spot. If you feel that you are still in need of protection from this person and also are not in a position to pay for an attorney I would recommend contacting The Partnership Against Domestic Violence for Fulton County (404) 873-1766, make sure to tell them your location so that you are definitely in the right place to get help. If you are outside of Fulton, they should be...

Generally speaking no your rights will not have been properly terminated without your consent or notice. You have to be given the chance to speak or answer in some fashion. Now if father and the others can show they made every reasonable effort to contact you and you simply didn't respond they might have an argument that works. If they cannot show you were given notice, chances are that you should be able to restore your rights. You will however have a challenging time without an attorney...

There seems to be a lot going on here and it its complex. You definitely will need an attorney to help you sort through the mess. You should focus on verifying the OWI in MN and whether a warrant was issued and still exist. I suggest contacting both a Georgia criminal attorney as well as a MN one. I know that sounds expensive but it will cost you less than an arrest and trying to sort things out after.

Without an attorney you may have a very difficult challenge ahead of you. One important step you can take is to ask the court to appoint a Guardian ad Litem. Given your financial circumstances the court may try and find a pro bono Guardian through Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. A Guardian represents the best interest of the child not you or your aunt, and will make a recommendation to the court after conducting an investigation into the child's circumstances. Your case sounds like...

I agree with the other answers you have received but would add that if you filed your initial order through the Safe Families or Partnership Against Domestic Violence Office you may want to contact them to see if they can assist you on this. Often the initial volunteer attorney will be willing to assist or the office will try and find another volunteer. http://padv.org/ has the contact info for Fulton.

1st - its important to ascertain if the officers were in fact interrogating your son. Asking name and other identifying information is not interrogation generally. If the officers were asking questions pertaining to the fight then its different. 2nd - The police generally should contact the parents in a timely manner. However, it may take some time to process the arrested person and may delay giving them access to a phone. The good news is that because of the grey area as to whether...

If you are talking of an ex parte protective order, which it sounds like you are, you can just go to the hearing and ask for a voluntary dismissal. You could also simply not show up and it will be dismissed, but this could hurt you should you ever need to refile for a TPO in the future. If there has been violence between you and your spouse I strongly recommend discussing with a counselor or a group like the Partnership Against Domestic Violence before making the decision to abandon the TPO.

Like Jill stated a Debt Collector is often willing to settle for less than the amount owed. Debts that are written off are generally sold to debt buyers for pennies on the dollar so if you owed $100 the debt buyer may only pay $10 for it, or less. Of course there are some other technical issues that make it a profitable situation for the creditors and debt buyers/collectors. You should definitely try negotiating with the debt collector first. They have the incentive to get you to pay and...

Mark is right. Generally speaking Amex does have their ducks in a row. It is generally not worth hiring an attorney to fight this debt unless a) the debt is substantial or b) You believe there is some other legitimate defense, e.g. the statute of limitations has run prior to the initiation of suit, etc. If this is your only outstanding debt of any substance you should probably try and cordially negotiate with Amex. If you have this debt and many others and you do not have the ability to...