The asker has a pressing matter involving seeing her child and has filed a petition with a custody court, and asks when will there be a trial...

The asker has the power of choice as no custody order applies to the child of the parties.

"Abuse of authority" is totally the wrong statement and it is also the wrong way to look at parole. Americans voted into office zero-tolerant...

This is not an easy question to answer. In its zeal to stamp out child neglect, government overdid the punishments. The creation of a wall of shame...

The asker must determine whether six months have passed coupled with what the New York order of custody says. If New York retained jurisdiction of...

A court can order counseling. Otherwise, no one else can order counseling. Note: no Pennsylvania court was disparaged in this answer.

The inmate has access to all courts. He files his summons and complaint and has it served.

Yes. .................................... .

The asker does not tell us whether there is a prior-existing order of custody and visitation. If there is none, then the best interests standard...

This is a chaotic question with a few too many moving pieces. Perhaps a distillation of it is that the non-custodial parent is claiming the kids on...