What is legal timeline limits to serve other party, & their deadlines to respond?

Your question is a bit confusing. A notice to appear commands the person to show up. There is nothing to respond to in that case. The person simply...

Ms, Straus is correct. When one parent is being vindictive, your only recourse is to get an order from the court that you can enforce. And then you...

When we go to the hearing can she or i request that he is not present during her statement for her safety?

Your attorney can ask. If she is too scared to disobey him, odds are good she will not request he be barred from the court.

In this case should they should apply the down-payment toward the new balance? Or should they restructure the contract?

More info is needed to give you any answer. Unfortunately, what you have provided here is confusing and we cannot say what options you may have, or...

What does he have/not have rights to as the father?

He does have the same rights as you, but not until he gets a court order of paternity. If he is not at the birth, and does not fill in the...

You have to file a court action. You will need to show their consent, or that the home is so bad that you need to be removed. You also need to show...

Are we legally able to keep her till July 15th? Even if the custodial parent decides to buy a plain ticket for a sooner date?

You have a lot going on here, and not all of it right. You should have gone back to court when mom left overseas and modified custody and support....

What would happen if he refused to go back to his mom's after my visitation weekend?

There is no quick fix. You will have to return to court and raise all these issues seeking a modification of custody. He may be old enough to have...

How do we transfer guardianship of the child from Grandmother to my husband and me? Does her mother still have legal rights?

You need to go to court, and have grandmother consent to the transfer. You will be established as the guardians. You may need to involve DHS. start...

Can it help my case if the child's father is illegal and is using a fake ssn to work a factory job

Maybe. Minimally it will get him in immigration trouble and perhaps fired. Is that a good result for your child?