Can a grandmother who was granted legal custody of a minor allow that minor to live with a family friend?

Unless the grandmother has been granted full authority as a parent, rather than mainly someone who has legal responsibility for the minor until...

I have been charged with child abondonment by my ex wife.

I advise that you go ahead and hire a criminal defense attorney or if you have been formally charged in a court to apply for a public defender. ...

Selected as the best answer

I was in jail for 7 months and my 1 year olds father has her and now won't give her to me. What can I do to get her back?

Depending on what authority (or lack thereof) the father was acting re: taking your daughter, you may have grounds for filing a police report for...

A bedroom is not required, but suitable sleeping arrangements do have to be provided. As long as your daughter is being reasonably cared for,...

How can a lawyer get restitution amount on inmate if the probation officer is not responding. He is out on leave.

Yes, the attorney could try going through the officer's supervisor, but there is actually very little that could be done without the officer being...

What kind of rights do birth parents have if they are incarcerated?

If the parents have never been married to each other, the bio father likely has no legal rights to the child. If that is so, the mother still has...

Trying to get a job but have a misdemeanor warrant. Will it come up on my background check? Will it always come up on there?

A warrant is public record, so unless you try to get it sealed somehow, the warrant would be publicly accessible.

What you are talking about has nothing to do with bifurcation, a term I believe you are misusing in this context. As Ms. Alexis Hamilton responded...

I need help. Can I go live with my stepdad?

The only ways your step-father could try to get any legal rights would be through adoption in superior court, a dependency proceeding in juvenile...

If a person successfully completes their sentence pursuant to Conditional Discharge or First Offender, they won't have a conviction, so it is...