Without a court order, the asker can decide to pay in any proportion she chooses. Once a court order is imposed, then the asker has to pay exactly...

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Without orders, the asker does not have to do anything. If the order of guardianship is silent as to visits by the natural parents, the asker is...

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Having final say is not the same as what an order can say. If there is an order granting the other parent the right to take the child to some...

Absolutely. There is a national registry which informs every state of a man's arrearages. Arrearages trigger notices to licensing authorities which...

The asker may commence using her married surname right away. The husband will have to contact an immigration attorney. He must read complaints of...

Without that man's name on the birth certificate, neither parent can petition for anything against the other. There must first be a paternity...

The typical family court judge will not look favorably at a parent who refuses to take a drug test. If a child remand is the issue, then that judge...

Because we do not know the facts of this asker's case, we cannot tell how long of an order of protection the court will grant the asker. Also, we...