No, a 5-year-old child has no say. If and when the father files an action to gain custody of the child, you will want to retain a lawyer to...

Good question, there is no way for us to know the answer without more information. It sounds like you may have been behind on payments and went to...

Criminal charges, no. Restraining order, no. Contempt for violating the court order, not unless it specifically assigns you the right to claim the...

Maybe, but generally, the first question about alimony claims is "how long has the marriage lasted?" In a short marriage, generally there are no...

What you will need is a passport for the child. Some aspects of State and Federal laws do not sit side by side comfortably such as related to...

Adoption is not a do-it-yourself project. Not all family law attorneys do adoption work. You need the assistance of an attorney that regularly...

A father of a child born outside of wedlock has no parental rights at all, unless and until legitimacy is established. So yes, he must file before...

There are only two ways to resolve a divorce case, settlement or trial. If there is never any agreement to settle executed by both parties and...

You state you have 50:50 legal custody. Most judges will not leave it simply as that and will require a built-in dispute resolving mechanism,...

I agree with what attorney Stein has said. The title holder has prima facie ownership, your "friend" is the title holder. I would be surprised to...