To address visitation after having a district court abuse prevention order entered against you, you need to go to the Probate and Family Court...

What is the legal dropout age/education compulsory act age in MA without parental consent.

School attendance is only mandatory until age 16 in Massachusetts. But that doesn't mean that you can disobey your parents if they insist it is a...

As a foster parent who can I get help from to receive stipend and exp reimbursements?

I am changing the category of your question to Child Abuse ONLY because that is the category that attorneys who deal with DCF most frequently pay...

If I have full physical custody and share joint legal custody with my ex husband, can I take my child on vacation out of state?

It depends on the terms of your parenting plan. Sometimes they address vacations and out-of-state travel, sometimes not. If your parenting plan...

If DCF has temp. custody, is there anyway I can sign over my rights or gaurdianship to have my child out of foster care.

Keep working on your sobriety! Whether DCF recognizes your hard work now or not, staying clean is still the best thing to do for you and your...

Why do I have to report to probation?

All defendants have to report to probation before their first court dates in order to give identity information to have their records run.

In case if she purposely gets pregnant, will she be entitled for the child protection from me?

Assuming you meant "child support" in your question - if she has a baby and you are the father, she can get child support payments from you even if...

Can a Lawyer Help Me Find and Sue the Person WHO Reported Me To CPS Anonymously?

I do not practice in New Jersey but in most states, and I think I have seen colleagues from NJ post here that it is true there as well, the...

Can i press charges and gain guardianship?

"Pressing charges" does not necessarily result in someone getting guardianship of another person's child or in getting one's own child back from a...

I do not practice in Virginia but the simplest, legal system answer to the question "What can I do to help?" when the issue is suspicion of abuse...