A person cannot be relieved of their parental rights simply because they do not want to provide financial support to the child. Unless a third...

What are my options? 15 yr old whose father has not had contact w/no wants visitation

You should speak with an experienced family law attorney. It is difficult to provide any guidance without more information. For example, if...

Exercising visitation when father hasn't seen son in 6 months?

Agreed. You should contact your counsel. Withholding a child from a parent and the non-custodial parent's voluntary choice of not exercising...

Child custody legal advice

Firstly, when we talk about custody, we are talking about two different "types" of custody - legal custody and physical custody. Legal custody...

Does my ex-husband have to pay child support to VA DSS now that our adopted 17 year old son is incarcerated and awaiting trial?

Your ex-husband is required to continue to pay child support under the current child support order until otherwise ordered by the court. He should...

Can spouse drop spouse after separation ( not legal ) from health insurance despite spouse has serious health condition ?

In the event you do file for either divorce in Circuit Court (most sensical at this point) or just file for support and/or health insurance in...

Lawyer question?

You are not required to have an attorney, but it is highly recommended. Depending on the circumstances of your marriage, there are a lot of issues...

If my husband gets deployed, do the kids go back to their mother?

A relocation of the custodial parent would be a change in circumstances that could possibly warrant a future motion by the mother to amend custody...

I file a petition for paternity and child visitation on 12/16/14. How long before we're both summoned to court?

This is a jurisdictionally dependent question. You should speak to an experienced family law attorney near the residence of your potential child.

Does paying off child support arrears in VA make someone vulnerable to having to pay higher child support payments in future?

In order to modify child support, a change of circumstances needs to have occurred since entry of the last child support order (examples: either...