What are my rights if a custody decision was reached because I didn't appear?

You have likely foregone any further right to pursue custody, short of a significant change in circumstances.

I dated my ex for 1 year. We lived 60 miles apart. We decided to move in to her house. I quit my job, sold my house, etc.

No. The choices you made, as well as your mother, were just that, choices. Unless you have some other reasoning, yours will not be a successful...

I'm a single mother of four and I'm trying to get my oldest kids from my aunt in a different state.

Spend the money to hire an attorney. Clearly you have not been able to do it on your own.

Lawyer(not on here) told my daughter since she is 17 with a child shes considered an adult and can pretty much do what she wants

While a parent may insist on imposing a structure, if the 17 year old is taking care of her own responsibilities, there is no authority that will...

An order to show cause usually entails a hearing. The status conference is usually put in place to apprise the Court of the progress of the matter.

Can I serve a the monitor for my step son and husbands supervised visits?

Without further input from the Court, you will need to get the approval of both parties, including, of course, the mother.

How do i stop my friends wife from getting large insurance settlement.? and sue her for drugging him.?

You need to speak with either or both of a personal injury attorney or criminal defense attorney.

What can i do to not proceed with domestic violence accusations.

This question is more appropriately answered by a criminal defense attorney.

I would like to know if someone would be willing to help me with divorce papers sent to me by my estranged husband.

You may always review the attorneys available in the Find A Lawyer section on this site.

Judge ordered me to pay legal fees

See if you can either take out a loan from your job's retirement fund plan or try to set up an agreement to pay in installments. If you don't pay...