Can I sign using the first of my last names?

Self-identification and legal documents are two issues that intersect confusingly, at times. Your signature on most documents is required to...

Does my ex still have visitation rights? In connecticut?

As of now, it would seem he still has the legal right of visitation. Until the Court grants a modification, he likely is still allowed to visit...

What do I need to do/provide to the court to use drunkenness for grounds for my divorce?

No. It is not worth the heartache or the headache.

How do you prove drunkenness ?

Save yourself a great deal of headache, effort and money and file under the no-fault basis for divorce. You will simply need to testify that your...

Does the non-custodial parent still have to pay court ordered child support if child moves in with non-custodial parent.

Yes. You will have to file a motion to modify the current orders. Have an attorney assist you.

Presuming your children are competent to care for themselves, your best bet is to file a motion to modify your current orders. Without an order of...

Can I modify support of I owe arrears cause I'm unemployed ?

You have every right to modify the current support order based on a significant change in circumstances, but, if your motion is successful, it will...

Do I need to pay child support if the child, due to severe mental instability, was placed in a residential therapeutic school?

You should have already filed for a modification, frankly. If you have been paying child support for the past three years but also giving your ex...

Do I halve to pay more child support if ex wife willingly takes pay cut?

As Ms. Guthrie rightly notes, the Court will ultimately make the determination of whether a modification will be granted. Generally, if a pay cut...

At what age can a child legally choose their custodial parent?

This is a very interesting question. If there is an AMC (attorney for the minor child) representing you in an active/ongoing custodial matter, you...