My child's father is threatening to take me to court if I don't send my son to Catholic School?

He can threaten, but the year the child was in school could be a factor in the court deciding to allow the attendance there. hence, this is also a...

If a man is still married and living In the house with his wife, is she allowed to have him on child support?

This is one of the top questions I have ever seen on Avvo in the family law area. Your wife is very, very smart. She must have observed her friends...

Can I get arrested in another state if i was in a group home and ran away and have a family court warrant out for me?

If the cause of your commitment to a group home is the commission of a crime as a juvenile, then there is an interstate compact in effect that...

What can I do? Temp order for moms sister to have kids for five months. No services for me. Just ordered to stay away.

Check with your lawyer. Perhaps he may decide to file an order to show cause to have the temporary custody order modified based on new information...

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As his mother I gave him my last name but now I want him to have his father's last name can I do that without going to court

You can do a name change petition either in Civil Court or Supreme Court. You may run into a bottleneck because you'll need the father's consent...

My son was raped do I need to get him an attorney

File a police report. Without more facts, it is not possible to tell whether a family court 'family offense' proceeding is available.

I run into these retentions from time to time. The client retains by paying my fee, and his check clears the bank. Then there is dead air. I have...

Will I have to pay more child support because I no longer see my child?

The U.S. Congress does not care whether you are able to support yourself if you have a kid. You must send money to the ex for the kid's support...

We no longer use terms like 'legitimate' because that word is a label that follows the child permanently and gives the appearance that the child is...

I had several of these over the years. The client runs into my office, plunks down $5,000 and a box of documents and says he wants a federal law...