How do I go about getting consent for a stepparent adoption in MD and what exactly should my first step be?

You should hire an attorney with experience in adoptions before you do anything.

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I was lied on now we have joint custody. Today is her day and I've decided I no longer want visitation i'd rather pay child sup

Well, you do not have to visit with your child if you do not want to do so. However, you don't know what you will be missing down the road as...

Court order gave joint custody. I decided I no longer want visitation child mother is crazy lied in court. ill pay child support

I understand your frustration. We have to deal with these kinds of people all the time in our cases as we go to battle against parties who will...

Do I need to sign settlement agreement in person or can my husband mail it to me to sign and then send back to him?

If you sign a settlement agreement and you do not have your own attorney review the document to give you advice and insight into what is there,...

Am I given an amount of time (Notice) to leave a property that i adversely possessed if the owner showed up 9 months later?

In this case you trespassed onto another person's property and made improvements which were not requested by the owner, and now you want the owner...

How do i make sure the settlement agreement that my husbands lawyer is putting together is enforceable by the court?

As your Kentucky-licensed attorney will likely tell you, he/she cannot practice in Maryland law. I do not know some of the particular features of...

Would like to sue someone for filing a wrongful lawsuit (a lawsuit without merit) or abuse of the legal system.

You will probably have a difficult time finding an attorney willing to take on such a lawsuit on a contingency basis, but perhaps you will have...

I lost my job April of 2012 and have been unable to pay child support. My ex-wife is trying to put me in jail. What can I do?

You were supposed to immediately file to have your child support payments reduced when you first lost your job. The amount of child support stays...

How long will my divorce take after the hearing?

I used to work for a judge when I was in law school in California in 2000, and I can tell you that judges work on their own time frame, and on...

I am 16 and want to live with my Father. How can I make this happen?

Because you are 16 years old, you have the right to hire your own attorney and then "file a petition to change custody." This Maryland law is...