Usually a sheriff comes out to serve papers. It might be that the alleged victim started a case in Family Court. It could be a Family Offense...

Congratulations on having made the decision to attempt treatment instead of punishment. That being said, as stated by other counsel, the final...

You can travel, as long as it is not in the presence of the person who is the protected party in the order. You could travel with that person IF...

Need clarification of a poorly written custody / visitation order?

You would have to contact the court to see what, if any, custody order is in place regarding the child. If none exists, you could seek an order at...

It might be too early to find out any information. If it is there intention to keep any property, your brother will have a right to contest that...

Is that legal ?

It is an interesting question. One could make the argument that parenting a child while intoxicated could be considered endangering their welfare...

What can I do to protect my child from my soon to be ex husband, who is on antidepressants and has a drinking problem?

It seems that you are requesting some parameters as to the father's parenting time. You have the right to ask for supervised visitation, or...

Will the judge change their arrangement?

If there is no court order in place, she is under no obligation to allow any type of visitation-assuming the mother is the custodial parent at the...

It is not true that you have to call a detective back. That being said, you would probably want to know the reason for the card being left so as...

Though it is good that you have documented your attempts, the most important item on the list would be to make a police report as soon as possible....