My daughter wants to have her name changed to mine once myself and her soon to be stepdad are married. Is this possible?

If he is barely in her life then it may be possible to terminate the biological father’s parental rights so that your husband can adopt her. It...

Will the father be notified if he's off the birth certificate and can he be legally put back on?

If you take his name off of the birth certificate he wil still have just as many custody rights as if you leave his name on the birth certificate....

What is my fate?

This is an immigration question, not a family law question. I have retagged it so that immigrations attorneys will respond.

Can we get a child support modification?

He should meet with an attorney to review the child support guidelines and run some numbers just to make sure that if he files to modify that it...

Of course you may bring your sister to your appointment. It is good to have support throughout the process which is often very emotional.

Can I leave legally?

Yes. You can legally leave, but keep a paper trail of the initial arrangements and or her not abiding by those arrangements.

Can I leave if I have custody of a friends child and she is constantly showing up to visit with the child from 1-3 hours late?

If the visitation is court ordered you may need to have the order modified to include a provision that if she is more than 20 minutes late that she...

I went to the court house today and filled out paperwork to withdraw the pfa I have against my wife but is this final ?

That is an odd provision to be included in a PFA. A judge will need to sign in order to terminate the PFA. Once this happens, all provisions of the...

Am I entitled to pro-rated rent if l left mid-month?

This is a landlord/tenant question, not family law. I have re-tagged it so that it is viewed by attorneys who specialize in landlord/tenant law.

Can a no contact order be put on someone without a judge or court system involved?

Other than a temporary protection from abuse (PFA) order, there is not a “no contact order” that would be issued without notice to you and a...