If your joint legal custody is included in a court order (or was confirmed in one), and you are only experimenting with her having equal time, and...

Attorney Cloud is correct in part. However, to be more explicit, while I'd suggest that the language requiring that you share equally the costs of ...

Ms. Harris is correct. Additionally, though, an experienced family law attorney in your area can tell you the range of possibilities regarding...

Not being well versed in immigration law, I'd need to learn what the immigration laws permit or require before I could answer questions like yours....

Ms. Cloud's answer and suggestions are all good. Also, please note that the 6 month separation period before you can file applies only to no-fault...

Virginia law requires that "The court shall also order that support will continue to be paid for any child over the age of 18 who is (i) a...

By law, each parent has an equal right to have time with and custody of each mutual child of theirs. Thus he has no right to tell you that you...

I would agree with Ms. Cloud, IF this old boyfriend had taken any overt actions at all to press his claim, communicate with the child involved,...

There are too many moving parts to answer this via Avvo. The simple answer isn't helpful: yes, absent a court order, you can keep the children away...

Happy to discuss this, if you wish. Just contact me directly, and we'll discuss if/how to proceed.