If an unmarried couple splits and they have an infant child, who gets custody?

I have had to deal with this question before - which state has jurisdiction if the child truly spends equal amounts of time with each parent, not...

How should I file if my husband filed without me, claiming his stepchildren that are my children by birth.

There is a lot of folklore out there about "common law marriage" that isn't true. The tax filing does not sound like it's enough to create a common...

The newspaper process is actually very easy and routine. I think there is a procedure to ask the court to skip the newspaper publication step, but...

My husband abandoned me and our two daughters, what can I do?

You have a few options for how you can file for support in Virginia: filing directly with the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE), which...

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Does child support end on the child birth month or do i have to pay til the end of the year?

The standard ending time for child support varies between states. It is controlled by the law of the state where the first support order in the...

How can I go about getting a tourist passport for my 13 yr. without consent.

So he signed the State Dept. form for parental consent to passport issuance, but only one copy and they need two? Federal law generally requires...

How can i get custody document from when my grandmother took it from my mother?

What county and state was the order from? If you don't know, then what county and state did you live in at the time? If you contact a lawyer in...

Husband having sex with wife and siad we are not together after being seperated for 8 months

It is normal, right and healthy for the wife in this situation to want to repair the marriage, and to feel emotionally abused. However, this is not...

If I "fire" my divorce lawyer is the legal work already submitted to his lawyer and the courts null and void? Do I start over?

No, firing your lawyer does not undo anything that has already been filed with the court in the case, nor any agreements that you've signed, offers...

I cant get my sons father to leave my house

Especially if you can honestly say that he is just visiting/trespassing, and he does not live there, then you can file for child support either in...