Can I request NOT to work with a certain Family Court Officer?

You can try to file a motion, but you have to weigh the risk of failing and having to continue to work with an even more displeased family court...

Where and how can I get an attorney with no income?

Yes, it sounds like he should have filed a Modification action. Sometimes a judge may decide, on his or her own, to expand the scope of the issues...

Is Contempt clear cut?

In my experience, nothing at Probate and Family Court is clear cut. There are too many variables and they all float on the concept/standard of the...

If I file a "motion to compel with sanctions and attorney's fees, can I hire a attorney at Defendant's cost?

As you may know, Rule 37 allows for a request for sanctions for failure to comply with discovery. First, however, you have to make a good faith...

Need stepchildren custody, my husband is in jail and the mother abandoned them.

You can file a Petition for Guardianship at Probate and Family Court and your husband can assent to it. There may be complications, however,...

Is there a statue of limitation on when you speak to a lawyer about a divorce that your spouse cannot go hire her/ him?

I think the best way to put it is that the lawyer cannot let himself or herself be hired by your husband.

I have been married for 20 years and have not worked. I stayed home and raised the kids.

Please see the alimony statute - Chapter 208, Sections 48-55 and look at the factors there that will guide the court in determing the amount and...

I have been married for 20 years and have not worked. I stayed home and raised the kids.

Based on your description it appears that you can request what is known as "general term" alimony and that it be paid until your spouse reaches...

My ex-husband is speaking badly about me to our 4-year old daughter scaring her and causing her confusion. What can I do?

Most any judge would consider the kind of behavior that you describe as having such serious adverse consequences for your daughter that supervised...

Illegally Tattooed and made money from it. What rights do I have as the sole provider and caretaker of our daughter?

Self-employment income, of course, is income on which child support can be based. The illegality of it may impact to whart extent the court...

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