I was hit and filed assault and battery, i was not able to drop charges afterwards. If I dont go to court will i get in trouble?

Think of this from the point of view of the police and the magistrate: they took your call seriously, they responded, and now you want to drop it?...

Giving up custody for stepchildren

This should not be handled simply by a letter: since your husband is in jail, he is legally 'incompetent' in the eyes of the law, and a...

I need a consultation with a family law attorney.

The idea behind AVVO is that you give details about your situation in order to receive free legal advice. Since you already believe that you need a...

Do I need a family law attorney?

The Department of Child Protective Services has authority to speak to minor children by statute, when those children are not in their parent's...

Juvenile/domestic court dismissed show cause- ordered payment of spousal support arrears to be paid in 90 days.

When a party has been ordered by the JDR Court to pay arrearages within a set amount of time, that party can appeal that decision to the Circuit...

Your headline is inaccurate: a default judgment is one where the defendant has failed to appear at all. Your comments indicate that you DID appear...

If I just got married and I acquired all these Medicial bills prior to marriage does it have to go against my husband?

Most likely not: your medical bills should be your own issue, financially, and should only appear on your credit report. However, that does not...

Corrupted county! Family harassed & assaulted(by county informant). Told that Va doesn't have harassment laws(advice please)!

You are dealing with more than one legal issue: the first is the female who is harassing your family members on-line: depending on the nature of...

Is it true that both lawyers have to agree on the court date that we make to finalize my divorce?

If an attorney's schedule is so chaotic that a hearing cannot be scheduled within 60 days, then usually one attorney can put it down on the...

Can the divorce deposition be scheduled even though the signed decree has not come back from my X's lawyer yet?

The Final Decree's language can be a source of dispute, but usually one attorney just schedules a hearing for its entry to force the delaying...