Can sunstantiated neglect charges (civil, not criminal) be expunged?

I do not practice in Indiana but in most administrative law systems, one must at least exhaust administrative remedies before being able to have a...

In a child wants to move to vermont (age 16) with his mother (who gave up her childs rights when he was 3 years old)can he?

Though a 16 year old has some say in where s/he lives and there are circumstances where this can be avoided, generally, whoever has custody of the...

Transgender Issues

An adult does not need a legal proceeding to change his/her name except on official records. The 1946 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case of...

Rights

In certain circumstances a grandparent may file for visitation rights. See Mass. General Laws c. 119, section 39D, and the Mass. Trial Court Law...

The father of my son wants to sign his rights away

I don't practice in Maryland but most states strongly discourage the signing away of parental rights by a parent without there being unfitness or a...

I am a pre-adptive parent of foster child. DCF suddenly changed our goal to Re-unifcation after 3.5 years. What are my options?

You are correct that you do not have a right to a fair hearing about return of a foster child (even one in a pre-adoptive placement) her parents. ...

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My daughter which is 5yrs old and disabled is being mistreated at her school

You can report the incidents that you know about to the child protective services agency (I think that's called DCF or DCYF in Illinois), to the...

How do i change my sons last name?

If your son's father agrees, it is a fairly simple process of filing a name change petition in the probate and family court. If his father does...

How can someone be charge with child neglect just because someone states it.

I don't practice in Virginia so don't know the time frames there but if it was long enough ago the answer may be that your daughter wasn't...

Im from massachusetts and am looking for an attorney who is also licensed in new hampshire whose expertise is in family law

I would highly recommend: Karen J Levitt Levitt Law Group 978-458-5550 4 Meeting House Road Suite 3 Chelmsford MA 01824