Will my child's father get visitation if he's never been alone with them and has history of mental illness?

Filing for divorce is separate from filing for child custody. You can file a divorce without including a claim for child custody, and it would...

Child custody, being late to drop off?

It's really impossible to predict what a judge would or would not think about the situation, because you could put this same situation in front of...

Yes, you should definitely file a motion to modify. To modify a court order of custody you have to show a substantial change of circumstances...

I agree with all of the above. The case will most likely take close to a year or more, and will cost you a lot of money in attorney's fees. The...

Need help drafting an emergency custody order.

There are specific grounds for the entry of an ex parte order, so you need to first make sure you have grounds for the entry of such an order. I...

Child support in NC is based on the gross income of the parents and amount of overnights with each parent, generally speaking. Either or both...

I agree with the above answer. The whole purpose of that provision in the court order is most likely just to allow her and the court to have a...

Can dss start a case over a facebook post?Do I have to comply?

You didn't mention what the facebook post was, but essentially, if someone makes a report to DSS that, if true, would cause DSS to believe that...

Child support services?

Child support through DSS is often not very fair. What the agency probably had was simply a printout of her income for each quarter of the year,...

It will just depend on whether you can get a temporary custody hearing date faster than a mediation date, as well as the judge - some judges won't...