Jeffrey K. Traylor’s Answers

Dan, I think you need to post your question in the California section. Unless an Oregon lawyer has taken and passed the bar in the California, they will not be able to help you. This might be the sort of thing you can take care of over the phone with a California lawyer if you can pull them away from their ipad and iced mocha-latte frappuccino. Alternatively, you could just never go to California again. I imagine if they were planning to extradite you it would have happened by 1992 or so.

http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/107.108 controls this issue. The answer to your question depends on a few factors. If a current child support order exists, he is in school half time or more, and he is making "satisfactory academic progress" then yes, he probably can continue to get support. If he is looking at a second senior year however, he may not be making "satisfactory academic progress". That is a factor set by the school, so you may want to inquire to see if he meets that requirement. Good...

As the others have noted, I am not a Lawyer in India but if the legal system there is anything like the legal system here then you need your own lawyer and that lawyer should practice in the jurisdiction in which the case has been filed. If your family has named you as a defendant then whatever lawyer they have hired is not on your side. I would consult with someone immediately if I were you. Good luck. Jeffrey K. Traylor Multnomah Legal LLC Portland Divorce Lawyer

Jay is absolutely right regarding the law in your situation. That said, as a practical matter, judges tend to disfavor parents that haven't been paying their support absent a really good reason. It would also probably be better from a strategic point of view to acquire a new job before you begin stirring up the hornets nest. Without knowing more about your case it is impossible to determine what your chances however. It sounds like you would benefit from a sit-down with an attorney to ascertain...

Jay and Joanne are largely correct. If you didn't witness the act that your significant other witnessed it is highly unlikely that you would be called to testify. If it is your prior record that you are concerned about you shouldn't be. If an adverse party attempted to discredit your significant other by pointing out that he or she is seeing or lives with someone with a record such evidence would be absolutely inadmissible. Assuming you didn't witness the event, the only way you would ever...

It's always best to do these things with the help of an attorney so that you what your rights are. That said, if your fiance wants to get a divorce he will likely need to file provided his ex didn't divorce him in the State of Tennessee (you may want to look into this). The best way to go about it would be to get in contact with the ex and either attempt to file a stipulated motion and order to reinstate the case, or to file a new stipulated petition and judgment. When you file a stipulated...

There is always a risk that when you go to court you may lose. If either you or the other parent ask the court to make a custody decision it will. Joint custody is only awarded by agreement. That said, based on what you posted I would recommend mediation in your case. It sounds like the problems you are having are more logistical in nature rather than substantive. If I was in your situation I would give a call or write an email to the other party and lay the cards out on the table. Let them...

This is an interesting question that have not previously come across. Assuming that the child is a minor and is not emancipated I am not aware of any law that would prevent a parent from withholding the social security card or the birth certificate. Such a withholding could be a perfectly appropriate exercise of parenting if the parent wished to forbid the child from traveling or getting a job. That said, I am not aware of any reason that the child or other parent couldn't march down to the...

To begin, I think it's best to see an attorney on this issue to make sure that things are done correctly. The analysis in situations such as these can be contingent upon a few different factors. That said, generally, the individual that you owe child support to can sign a satisfaction of judgment if they wish for your arrears to go away (short and best case scenario answer), however, if some of your arrears are owed to the state it might not be that simple. If your ex has been on public...

It seems that based on your description, the court made the prohibition in the first order in order to make sure that you got your parenting time and that there were no further interruptions. Without knowing more it is difficult to give you a definitive answer, but my instinct is that your first order was a temporary protective order of restraint (status quo order) and the second order was a temporary order pending trial. If that is the case, then there was likely no contempt. Status quo orders...