It is doubtful the asker will find an emergency pro bono attorney to help with an individual asker's legal representation. Avvo advertises private...

In New York, child support is paid by the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent until the child reaches twenty one years of age or is sooner...

Generally, if a tort recovery involves lost income, then that portion of a tort award is subject to to equitable distribution. If however, the tort...

In Tennessee, the operative statute for kidnapping is TN Code § 39-13-303 (2024) which states: (a) Kidnapping is false imprisonment as...

The federal and state sovereigns in the U.S. have waived their sovereign immunity, and that means we the people can sue the government for its...

No court in any state can dispense legal advice to a litigant. The judge's setting of a deadline to file a responsive document to a petition was...

This appears to be a child custody petition (called "A Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship" (SAPCR)) the mother filed to get an order of...

California's dependency procedure is very favorable to the government. The case worker can arrive at the home, "declare an emergency," and proceed...

This is one of a few excellent reasons to go to family court and obtain an order of custody with passport and international travel authority. The...

The practice law is an art and not a science. Pre-negotiated agreements must be reduced to a written document and there are two sides to the...