If you are 18 and still in high school you are still a minor, under Virginia law. Your parents owe you a legal duty of child support until you...

Questions about asking for sanctions and show cause motions

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Can a woman kick her blind, dependent son out of her house? He is 36 years old, has never lived anywhere else.

This is an emotionally difficult question. Does the young receive SSI? Is he totally disabled, partially disabled, or permanently disabled....

How can I get visitation rights to my little sister I've never met?

It is impossible to answer your question in this forum. Virginia judges believe that the best interest of a child is served by having healthy and...

If we have an agreement to pay for any costs incurred when child's with us, will the court still order child support amount?

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Va having to pay support for down syndrome adult child. Courts are stating I have to pay for the rest of my life. Is this so?

As a rule, the Commonwealth of Virginia adopts a presumption that both parents owe a duty of child support for the care and maintenance of a child...

Can I leave state?

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Can I use saved/printed text messages to prove in court my ex husband is refusing to pay half of medical bills as court ordered?

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Can the parents of the half sister get custody of the child

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I have to go to court and don't have no money for attorney.my ex has broken courtorder by letting his girlfriend move in.

If you and your ex were never married, you may go to your local J&D Court to file a Rule to Show Cause, without a laywer. There may be a small...