Yes, the lawyer shoudl specifically tell you who paid him or her. An attorney is an advocate a mediator is a mediator, he or she should tell you...

Family law?

I concur with attorney Lebowitz, he is one of the finest attorneys in NY, please take his advise and take good care of yourself.

Can domestic violence from the past by my ex boyfriend effect my ability to get full custody of our child now ?

Yes it is, however you will need to work with a professinal or at a minimum have the court appoint a GAl to prove the past is indiciative of the...

You should check in with a criminal defense attorney if anyone is charged, in the interim, do not admit anything and I woudl not post admission...

Can i sign away my legal rights as a parent and not owe back child support?

If there was a child support order or an order of paternity you may always owe the child support, you may be able to use your "signing away" as a...

I gave an a lawyer a check on Jan 31 2013 to file for divorce and she has not cashed it or returned calls. Is this the norm??

Perhaps something happened to the attorney, why don't you send her an email and a certified letter asking what is going on, give her the benefit of...

Would this count as grounds for "mental cruelty" for divorce in Illinois? I don't want to wait two years to file for "no fault".

I would say yes, but would defer to my collegues in Illinois who will be able to give you great counsel and whom you should retain. Take care and I...

What is the process to get divorced from a spouse that resides in Mex?

You may file a divorce if you have jurisdiciton in CA and if you don't know where he is you may use a divorce by publication method. work with a...

My husband who i haven't lived with for 3 years filed jointly with me claiming are 2 kids that he hasn't had any legal rights to

I am sorry he did this to you, file a contempt or a show cause type action and seek attny fees, take care.

At age 17 in Massachusetts , if I runaway to live with a significant other how will the law get involved ?

You will be emancipated at 18 or with a judges order, if necessary go to your local probate court, or leave and see what happens worst case, you...