New York courts give pro se litigants significant leeway. It is really not a "law" that creates this disparity; it is the local custom of the...

The following ideas come across my mind when you say that your court appearance was recorded by an audio device rather than a court...

My x has custody of our 8 year old and has become homeless living in a church and hotels can i get emergency hearing to get

No. I believe you have no grounds. Assuming you consented to him having an initial award of custody, you have to show an unforeseen change in...

What are options a defendant can take if current attorney is taking too long to issue subpoenas?

Knowing absolutely nothing about your case, I will take a wild guess as to what can happen given various scenarios. Suppose you are in family...

What is the law concerning a child concieved while I was married to my ex but born ater I married my current husband?

Procedurally you stand on equal footing before the court. Ohio Revised Code 3109.03 states: “When husband and wife are living separate and apart...

My wife filed a domestic violence injunction on me. We have a child together which I am not allowed to contact. Can I stop this?

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law. It was passed as Title IV, sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime...

A car sales gm is trying to get me to turn my car into them because hey could not secure financing. I was informed 39 days

This sounds eerily familiar to what happened to me in 2006. I bought a Mercedes GL450 from Sovereign Mercedes in Brooklyn, N.Y. I paid the...

There is no way to tell if your friend is being set up. We don't know if the attorney is in cahoots with the opponent mother's lawyer and is...

What is a divorce retainer?

The question seems to imply that a Georgia lawyer got paid and failed to perform. However, I may need to illuminate the situation. Retaining an...

How do I file for divorce in California

The UCCJEA should prohibit your husband from filing for custody in another state. The court in the other state should inquire as to the residency...