Once an action for divorce is commenced, certain "Automatic Orders" (which should be attached to the divorce summons) go into effect. One of those...

Transfer tax is based on the sales price, not your net proceeds.

Technically, the child's mother has priority over you in the custody issue, regardless of your brother's wishes. You don't say if she is living or...

At the age of 18, custody is no longer a legal issue. You are an adult and in control of your own life. That means it's up to you.

You are correct and the lawyer is out of line and probably just trying to cover his you know what after the fact. He should have done the...

If you were married to him when the children were born, he is presumed under the law to be the father, regardless of whether he admits it or not. ...

You don't have to if you don't want to. The choice is yours entirely. And yes, wills can be changed.

You can't enter into a domestic partnership without first getting divorced. If you have no intention of returning to your spouse, you should...

If there was a stipulation entered on the record in court that was incorporated into the final judgment (and there would be a paragraph in the...

I agree with Attorney Smollens. If you have somewhere else to go that is safe for you and your son, get the assistance of the police to go back...