Child custody and obtaing a passport

Except in certain circumstances that you did not mention, either parent needs the other's signed, notarized U.S. State Department Consent Form to...

Can my wife we are seperated take my children an put them in day care? And then say I dont have permission to go there?

It sounds as if you need to move your agreement along by filing a complaint for divorce. Your wife does not have legal authority to make decisions...

Can I fight this allegation and if so what legal steps can I take to do so?

I think you should repost your question under the Employment / Labor practice area or discuss the matter with your union representative or an...

In Massachusetts, can a non-custodial parent get access to his minor son's medical and school records?

My colleagues have forgotten to mention your ability to get the school records directly from the school. Unless you have been specifically denied...

What is the uniform probate code in ma

In addition to what the prior answer said, you should know that most probate and family court judges discourage parents from having their children...

What does this mean: "..the Department has found reasonable cause to support neglect on behalf of children by the mother.."??.

It means that someone filed a report of abuse or neglect (51A) about G.K.'s children, the Department of Children and Families (DCF, formerly Dept....

Does a stepmother have the authority to make decisions with my daughters father without consent from me.

In addition to what Attorney George wrote, I would add that parent-teacher conferences are not usually the forum in which educational decisions get...

Your court-appointed attorney is "your own" attorney. An attorney appointed by the court to defend someone in a criminal case or in a care and...

Can public schools censor all outside books & reading material?

Public school systems generally are allowed to set rules about what can be brought into their buildings and onto their campuses. Unless the rule...

Truancy Law with new custody order. How will this affect my son and should I tell the judge?

If a Massachusetts court "recently awarded full custody" of your son to his father, how the "Truancy Law" affects your son is the least of your...