I don't want to testify, when can I use my 5 th amendment rights?

This is really a criminal defense question, not a child custody question. Pleading the 5th means invoking your privilege against...

Separated and my wife is telling me her lawyer stated that it was up to us to decide if we wanted to see other people.

It depends on what you mean by "seeing or dating other people" and whether there is any chance of reconciliation. The simple solution is to enter...

Can VA Code 18.2-345 Lewd and Lascivious cohabitation be used to take away a parents right to have non-custodial rights?

The standard for deciding custody disputes is the best interests of the child. In deciding what is in the best interests of the child, the court...

Legal custody is legal decision making power: you have a right to decisions concerning the child about education, medical care, religious...

Can I meet my child's father, to visit my child and take him back home with me (mother) once he is physically in my possession?

If there is no custody, visitation or protective order, each fit parent has equal rights and responsibilities concerning their child(ren). The...

Can we just agree with each other to sign papers and not cost so much

You have the right to represent yourself in legal proceedings, including a divorce. Forms for a divorce are available from various sources in...

A writ of fieri facias (or writ of execution) is an order for the attachment or seizure of property issued by the clerk and served by the sheriff...

Is an employer background check sufficient for a criminal record check ordered in Discovery for child custody hearings in JDR?

Criminal background records are routinely used in criminal prosecutions, but rarely in civil cases. I have not seen such a discovery document...

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Who will get heirs portion of estate if they pass away?

The trust instrument will govern the distribution and/or management of the property put into the trust, according to its terms. Many lawyers...

Legal rights for divorce and how to get my estranged husband off custody papers for my grandson he is a step grandparent

What you have described is seriously disturbed behavior that endangers your grandson's life, health and well-being, as well as yours. You cannot...