How does the court take into consideration the wishes of the child in making custody determinations?

Child custody is based on what is in the best interest of the child. The court uses a list of statutory factors to aid them in arriving at that...

Seeking a Virginia Attorney: Child support case originated in 1989 in Henrico County, Virginia.

If I understand your facts correctly, you (NCP) live in Florida, and your ex (CP) lives in Virginia; the child support order, although originally...

Child Support will end when child graduates next May (2014) what about arearages?

By statute, your child support payments will remain at the current amount until the arrears are satisfied. Good luck. Attorneys on AVVO...

Child support adjustable based on weekly daycare expense?

Unless your order indicates that you are required to notify him, you should be fine not doing so. Now, writing him a check at the end of any...

When marriage needs consent from both, can divorce be granted with just one?

If you have received separation papers, it appears that your husband has made the decision to at least separate officially, and more than likely...

Can I get sole custody from a show cause against my sons father or do I have grounds of a show cause?

Sole custody is usually reserved for those cases in which one parent is deemed not responsible enough to make decisions for their child's life, for...

What are the chances of the father getting custody?

Child custody is based on what is in the best interest of the child. The court uses a list of statutory factors to aid them in arriving at that...

My son is a witness to his mother being physically abused by her live-in boyfriend

You call CPS and the next call is to an attorney's office. CPS workers have been given enormous powers to remove children from dangerous...

I'm an unmarried single mother with a 12 yr old. Her father has paid child support through the courts for 2 months and is penti

Is the current child support order in Ohio? If so, then you have voluntarily subjected yourself to the jurisdiction of the Ohio courts. If there is...

You would have to read the language of your lease to see if you or your husband may terminate the lease on behalf of the other. However, he may...