I have had my 9 year old son his whole life and his father has had little contact until a year ago and still goes 2 months

You will want to work with your attorney to present expert testimony from your child's physician and teachers that he has been diagnosed with ADHD...

My husband had an attorney draft paperwork for our divorce.

As a non-lawyer, a paralegal is not able to give legal advice. However, you may be able to schedule a one-time consultation with an attorney for...

Divorce proceedings are in the circuit court, which is a public court. If your wife is not going to testify, she can sit in the courtroom. If she...

Do, I need a state atorney?

It is unclear from your question where you and your husband live. If you are living in Virginia, you will have to obtain your own attorney, either...

There is no requirement in the Code as to sleeping accomodations. However, most judges would require the child to have her own sleeping area in a...

Do i have to give my child back to the father?

If there is no order in place giving the father visitation or custody, you do not have to let the father take your son.

Acceptable evidence to demonstrate biological father has had no contact with child for 10 years

There are a variety of ways you could meet this burden. The primary means will be through testimony of you and your husband who can both testify...

Is there a way to be named in a court order if my husband has full physical and shared legal custody of my step daughter?

You would need to file a Petition for Custody as a third party with a legitimate interest. You and your husband should discuss whether this is an...

Am I allowed to ban people from seeing my kids if I am thenon custodial parent?

You cannot dictate what the custodial parent does with the children when they are in his care. If you believe the father is not properly caring...

What can i do if my husband left me and the children in 1997 and i want a divorce

You can file a complaint for divorce based either on fault grounds of desertion or on no-fault grounds of having been separated for more than one...