These are two words that effectively mean the same thing. Consider any direction an order.

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You have three options. If he has committed a crime against you, such as assault, you can call the police and have him arrested. The judge would...

If your last court ordered visitation schedule was not modified then you need to follow that schedule.

If your parental access order/divorce decree is like most, the mother does not get any makeup time. Unfortunately, it sounds like you are about to...

The short answer to your question is absolutely not. The Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction Act, a law that is recognized in every state,...

If there is no custody order, you are free to do what you want, however, I expect that the father will be filing to return the child back to NY....

Judges do not so order transcripts. They can so order a stipulation and turn it into a court order. If you came to some sort of agreement on the...

The Court has broad discretion to issue orders regarding the best interests of children. The court (family and criminal) can also issue orders of...

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The short answer is that there is no law that states that the child resides with either parent. Indeed, its the exact opposite. Neither parent has...