Adoption

You can apply at your local child and family services agency for a foster parent license and consider being a placement option. Significant number...

Can a father take his child away from the mother because she filed for child support?

Make sure you filed your CPO petition property and that the father is served (can request MPD to serve). Your TPO hearing would be on the day you...

Mother looks to disobey court order for visitation rights of Father. What recourse?

Violation of the court order by one of the parents may also provide a legal basis for review and reconsideration of the child custody decree --...

What can I expect? Will we each take Josiah weeks at time? Will there be a reduction in child support/childcare payments? etc.

If the biological mother and the child both reside in MD and for a substantial period, you may need to file in MD, unless you can allege in your...

What's the process?

Your fiance will file a private adoption petition and upon issuance of the show cause order, you would enter your consent to the adoption --...

Legal Guardian vs care giver options

The current caregiver needs a legal status in order to apply for benefits for the child, either legal custody, guardianship or an adoption. The...

What changes can be implemented into my step kids visitation schedule after their biological mother got pulled over for DUI/DWI?

Assuming visitation order was issued by the DC Superior Court, you would file an emergency motion asserting and providing legal basis that there is...

How can I give my child's father primary custody even though he has been the non custodial parent?

As long as both you and the child are in the District, the father may file his consent motion for physical custody in the District and the court...

What rights do I have as a non custodial parent when I pay child support, and the other parent won't let me speak to my child? 2

Paying child support does not necessarily confer rights regarding custody, care, visitation or contact with your child. These need to be outline...

Can I use "spousal privilege" if I don't want to testify against my husband?

DC Code sec. 14-306 defines the parameters of spousal privilege, and if the privilege has not been invoked previously under the same circumstances,...

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