Another issue to consider is that fraud is a two way street. In the event that he claims that you committed fraud by getting married (my assumption is that he is claiming that you are defrauding the government by marrying just to obtain citizenship) what you have to understand is that he is complicit in that fraud as well (i.e. he was aware of the crime and did nothing to report it). This leads him potentially on the hook for criminal prosecution as well. My guess is that he is aware of that...
Doctors and therapists are mandatory reporters, which means in the event that they believe that abuse has taken place they are required to report that to the Department of Children and Family Services. Once that is done DCFS will investigate the claim, during the court of their investigation they will attempt to initiate action plans to which they want you to comply. If they determine the claim to be substantiated or you fail to comply with their action plan, they can file a case, set a court...
Certain courts will order a Father to bear responsibility for part of the costs for pregnancy, it appears that this Father did so voluntarily, Additionally, he was voluntarily make support payments in 2007, he would receive credit for whatever payments made if the payments were made during the same time that the court order for child support was pending. However, in the event that he was voluntarily paying in 2007, and then stopped, and then in 2008, she requested child support, and that...
The date of separation should be the date that you and your spouse determined that irreconcilable differences have arisen in your marriage, and that the pieces cannot be put back together. The court will use the date of separation as the benchmark for important aspects of your dissolution case including the length to which spousal support should be made payable, and also many important aspects of property division. Before you file any paperwork alleging a date of separation, speak with an...
Sometimes there are questions that do not have such simple answers, and this is certainly one of them. The issue of child abandonment comes up when one parent attempts to terminate the other parent's custodial rights to that child. It is a very serious concern as it has very serious consequences. Most jurisdictions handle child abandonment issues as they related to one parties' request to terminate the other parent's custodial rights and it is dealt with in the probate courts. As such, your...
First, I would caution to whether or not it will be wise to sign over your legal custody rights to the minor child. Just because Father would be deploying overseas does not require him to sign over these rights. While sole legal custody will provide Mother with the flexibility to make decisions while Father is overseas without consulting with him, it also provides Mother with the flexibility to utilize that decision making ability in a way that could negatively affect Father should she chose....