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Father's rights to child when mother has another child and has intentions of leaving with both children.

He needs to file for divorce *as quickly as possible* and obtain a temporary restraining order to prevent her from taking the child out of the state. There will be a hearing scheduled within 14 days on temporary orders regarding custody of the child. In theory, he has at least a 50/50 chance of getting primary custody, as long as he can prove it is in the best interest of the child that the child live with him. This probably wont be hard to do if she doesnt work, and spends her time meeting...

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Divorce

There's not really enough information to know for sure what to tell you - but here's my best guess: If I were you, I would go ahead and take the parenting class, then set the case for trial. You do this by asking the court coordinator for a trial setting. There may be a specific form that court prefers you to fill out, so call the court coordinator and ask. You'll need to set your case for trial and then provide your husband with notice of the trial date by certified mail, return receipt...

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Child support

contact the attorney generals office. they will do that for you, at no cost to you.

Does he have rights to her if hes not her biological father but she was born into the marriage?

first of all, if you already have a lawyer, you need to ask him all your questions. if he's hard to get ahold of, just keep calling until you do get your questions answered. with that being said... you need to be aware of situaitons where paternity is presumed and how to overcome that presumption. a man is presumed to be the father of a child if, (among other things) you were married to him when the baby was born or within 300 days of the birth, OR if he lived with the child for the first...

Family

A 14 year old can get married in two situations - either 1.) she has been married and divorced previously; or 2.) she gets a court order authorizing her to marry. However, once she is 16 years old, she can obtain written consent from her parents to get married. See Texas Family Code 2.101 - 2.103