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Is there any additional information I need to be aware of before agreeing to a US passport for my daughter? Custody pending.
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Answered on November 11, 2014
Ok, the child and mother are Swedish citizens and are living in Sweden, right? Or is the mother a US citizen or perhaps dual citizenship? The...
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What do I need to do to adopt my stepdaughter?
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Answered on November 11, 2014
You need to find and hire a good adoption attorney in LA and start the process of a step-parent adoption. It sounds like it will happen because...
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Can I get custody of a child that is not mine?
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Answered on November 11, 2014
No, you don't. Not unless you adopt the child she had with the other man. Or perhaps if child protective services got involved for some reason...
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Me and my wife both are Indian citizen. We got married in India in Aug 2009. Can we get mutual divorce here in USA.
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Answered on November 11, 2014
Yes you can be divorced pursuant to OH law. Whether the divorce here will also mean you are divorced in India, I don't know - that will depend on...
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Custody and Rights
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Answered on November 11, 2014
You are not married. The father will have no parental rights unless and until he establishes them by court order. If you know that you want to...
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If a mother leaves the state for awhile and parents are separated but not legally. Child is left with dad
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Answered on November 11, 2014
Yes, you can be ordered to pay child support under these circumstances. You need to get divorced. You need a lawyer to represent you. Leaving...
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My husband is threatening divorce should I prepare?
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Answered on November 11, 2014
Yes you should. If you are ready for divorce don't wait on him to file, hire your lawyer and file.
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Can my ex take my child from me, and br the custodial parent.
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Answered on November 11, 2014
It sounds like the child was born outside of wedlock and that there is no court order in place that establishes his parental rights. If this is...
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Child Custody and Moving a Child out of State
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Answered on November 11, 2014
He has no rights until he establishes them by court order. You have full/sole legal and physical custody of the child unless and until the father...
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Child Custody
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Answered on November 11, 2014
The father of a child born outside of wedlock has no parental rights whatsoever unless and until he establishes them by court order. The mother of...