Private Adoption

You are proposing what is known as a private adoption – no agency involvement. However, there are no shortcuts in any adoption. Before filing an...

Child neglect

While normally one wants to avoid DSS involvement, this may be the time to bite bullet and get DSS involved. A report to DSS is confidential and...

My wife and I are being sued by my daughters kids daycare, what should we do, since we are the grandparents and not responsible

The daycare’s claim is based on contract. If you played any part in enrolling the children in the daycare, for example by signing or co-signing...

If there is an existing child support order and the deceased parent has missed payments, then the child, or his custodian, should file a claim for...

Hi my son father had took him from the babysitter house without my permission when he was 2 yrs old while i was working.

Unless she has a court order granting her legal custody, the grandmother has no right to the child. A parent whose parental rights have not been...

Father being denied right to see his child. What can he do?

If you have not filed the legal action for the divorce you should do so immediately. You should file a Motion for Temporary Relief and ask for a...

At the settlement hearing, my soon to be ex made me lie under oath. Can anything be done?

I don't know how someone else could "make" you lie under oath. Surely he didn’t hold a gun to your head while you were testifying. Once you make a...

The minor child has been placed with the paternal grandparents to due to dz involvement

This is a difficult question to answer. I try to never predict what will happen in court because when I attempted to do so in the past, I always...

I have joint custody of my son. Her lawyer told her to violate the court order visitation. What should I do next.

You did right to file the rule to show cause. And if her lawyer is truly advising her to violate a standing order, he could be subject to...

How do I go about getting full custody of my child?

You should immediately file for legal custody. You really need to get an attorney to assist you, because you will want to expedite this action and...