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If you are unemployed, you may be required to look for a job and/or pay the...
Karen M Duffy
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Child Support and Visitation are two seperate issues and the mother cannot...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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The father is undermining your authority, an impermissible act. Your son only...
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Gabriel Cheong
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Him being in the Coast Guard has no bearing on who gets custody. Other factors...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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If this is exactly what he is saying, and assuming there are no other bad facts,...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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IN the midst of litigation, you can demand a financial statement that must be...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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Generalized fear is not sufficient. That he did something to someone else,...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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major problems. You may have to go back to court and get it involved. If...
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Yes, you are the only one that has the right to claim him. He lived with you...
Eric P Rothenberg
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First, there are new laws, just passed, for years beginning after 2008. Second,...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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Your question is unclear and you state conclusions rather than descriptions....
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Kristen Mara
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Changing your last name to that of your Husband is easy enough. You need to...
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Christopher W. Vaughn-Martel
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Yes, if you are the custodial parent.
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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I would add that this is either a paternity action, divorce or modification....
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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Custodial questions are resolved in the jurisdiction which has control over the...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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if you are asking, you probably do not have it. This depends if either of...
Karen M Duffy
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You really should check in CT. Have you ever been to court before regarding...
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Irwin M. Pollack
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Children have a right to be financially supported by both of their parents. By...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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This is not automatic since on some level, the child ceased education and...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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you may be able to file an affidavit of indigency.
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Christopher W. Vaughn-Martel
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You should bring a complaint to establish paternity and establish child support...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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As stated, paternity law rules. It almost never hurts to have the Court...
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Christopher W. Vaughn-Martel
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Your ex husband is partially correct. You need either his permission or the...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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If he refuses, then you should file for Modification, seeking relocation, and...
Gabriel Cheong
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Yes he can and if he choses to, he can file a petition to modify child custody...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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IN Mass, exposing your child to a level 3 sex offender can be used against you...
Sam Schoenfeld
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This is a complicated situation, the solution to which would depend on the...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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When the child is emancipated. As the child grows older, the child's voice is...

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