Debra Joan Cheatham Reece’s Answers

Visitation and child support are completely different issues and neither is dependent upon the other. So in answer to your first issue,no, he can't "get out of paying child support just by giving up his right of visitation in Arkansas." Moreover, he has not "violated the rights" by visiting his daughter. He is her father and he is entitled to visit her if she wants to, unless there is a court order that orders him not to . If he was divorced 17 years ago and made this agreement then, then I...

Based on what you have said, there are no grounds for an annulment in Arkansas; however, you really need to talk to a family law attorney about that because they might discover there are grounds you haven't mentioned. Regardless, the verbal and physical abuse is grounds for divorce. If you have a high risk pregnancy, you owe it to yourself and your child to immediately move out (move in with friends, family, or in a shelter) and contact your local police or prosecutor's office about filing for...

If you do not return it, they can go to the prosecutor and the prosecutor could choose to file theft charges against you. The rental business itself can only sue you in civil court. But the property belongs to the store if this was purely a rental agreement, and refusal to return it could be construed as theft. These companies often employ rude, abusive tactics and they have some questionable practices, but that does not give you the right to keep property that does not belong to you. Even if...

Please listen to the attorneys who have posted. Your attorney knows the facts of your case. You don't need to be talking to anyone about the specifics of your case except your attorney -- especially not on a public forum like this (that I can promise you, prosecutors read). Your post is not clear whether it is your state trial or your federal trial coming up. Usually (not always) when a case goes federal, the state case is stayed in Arkansas until the federal case is resolved. In each of...

If it was a gift before she died, meaning she transferred it to you then, then you are entitled to it because it was already yours when she died. But if she just intended that you get it after she died, it is part of her estate and will have to be probated. You need to speak to a probate lawyer if she gave it to you before she died, so you can prove the pre-death transfer. But if she didn't transfer it and she has a will with no mention of it, the will's provisions will control.

DWI and reckless driving are separate offenses and each carries its own penalties. So a judge can give you separate penalties (including license suspension) in each charge. If the DWI and RD charges arose out of the same facts, the suspensions generally run concurrently (or a lawyer can often negotiate to drop the RD charge altogether). I think everyone is assuming you received the DWI and RD at the same time. But if you received the DWI and RD tickets on separate occasions, then in Arkansas...

It may not be a statute of limitations issue. The statute of limitations limits when they can FILE charges. If they filed the charge within the time, but just haven't served the warrant, you're dealing with a speedy trial or stale warrant issue, NOT a statute of limitations issue. In answer to your other question, only you can decide if you want to fight it. I would say yes. But that's a decision you have to make.

You don't give enough information for a proper response. You don't say how old your child is, or whether what you are paying is actual support or on an arrearage. You need to contact a family law lawyer. It may be as simple as filing an order to terminate child support, if the child is over 19 and out of high school. But if she is under 18 or still in high school, you may very well still owe it, albeit to the child rather than the mother.

Be careful about this. You don't say who the custodial parent is. Under Arkansas law (supreme court administrative order no. 10), the custodial parent claims the child on the taxes. If there is a custody order giving mom custody, then even if the child is living with you, she is still the custodial parent until you get an order modifying custody.

The only way to get gun rights restored or a felony expunged is to petition in the state where the offense occurred. You need to contact an Idaho attorney.