As a general matter, at a show cause hearing for civil contempt, can the petitioner add to his petition at the hearing?

The court might consider testimony in support of the filed document, but normally, the Petitioner will be held to the original allegations. I have...

Can I claim my child as a dependent according to the amount of child support I pay?

Perhaps you could offer to pay some portion of your tax savings to the other parent as an incentive to let you take the tax exemption and agree to...

Who can be a corroborative witness in a divorce case?

You had an opportunity to be there at the final hearing and object to whatever appeared to be improper. Not sure why you are concerned now, when...

Can I get supervised visitation?

You told Attorney Henry that this is a VA case. Therefore, you will get more appropriate answers if you will direct your query to VA attorneys.

Maryland courts expect parents to work together for the good of the child. The mother's actions in refusing to communicate about the baby is going...

My brother gave me his truck the day before he died. Do I have to pay a inheritance tax. He lived in Pa and I live in Maryland.

I added "inheritance tax" as a tagline to direct your query to attorneys who have knowledge on this specific subject.

Is there a way to be able to get shared custody of an unborn child?

You have no right to take any legal actions before the baby is born. To emphasize this, the law provides that the mother may have an abortion over...

Is there any particular way to return an engagement ring? Can it be placed in bags with other items (clothes, etc)?

It is best to get a receipt for all returned items of great value, otherwise, the receiver could claim that he did not receive it, and then you...

I have a property that will be own by myself and my parent. Can it be consider martial property even tho we were separated?

Whether the property is considered marital property depends on whether it was purchased before or after marriage, and whether it was purchased with...

How does retirement effect child support?

I agree with counsel's good analysis of the father's chances of failing to change child support. Because the burden is on him to prove a material...