No. The Sixth Amendment applies to 'all criminal prosecutions' not civil ones. Child protective services can ruin your day at the behest of a...

Is there another way to secure the best interest of a child without going through the court (ie upholding a previous agreement)?

Absolutely there is another way: it's called 'freedom'. Two adult parents should be able to freely decide how they are going to raise their child....

Is making a counter claim against my ex a reasonable course of action?

If this is a family court (non-marital child) question, then the procedural tool to use is the cross petition (or simply called 'petition') in...

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What is the cost for the preparation and processing of a QDRO ?

I have lately observed questions that lack enough information for a response. This is one of them. A pension stipulation is not enough. Your...

Filed for divorced. Used defendants maiden name as opposed to her legal name (which is my last name)

Do nothing. Make the correction at the preliminary conference. Keep it simple.

Can my daughters father win primary custody after she has lived with me for 13yrs because she is doing poorly in school?

These kinds of questions are always not possible to answer. A family court has too many moving pieces. We don't know the judge/referee or the...

My siblings and I were adopted 20 yrs ago, and spent 7 yrs in foster care before that. We believe it to be a fraudulent adoption

Without a lot more information, we cannot take a guess as to what to do. First, you have to obtain your papers from wherever and take it to a...

My Ex-wife gave my children up for adoption without my consent. I have been paying court ordered back child support to her

There is not nearly enough information here. For example, was the bogus order of support entered before August, 1986 -- meaning there is a six-year...

Can welfare fraud be used in a criminal or family case?

If I was representing you in family court, I would tell you no one cares about welfare fraud there. Welfare is all about fraud and that kind of...

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What are the repercussions of the custodial parent trying to scam away for custodial parent not to have visitation?

I would avoid family court at all costs unless there is a dire emergency where the government is the least undesirable alternative. You present...