Can a 17 yr leave home without parents permission ?

We get asked this question often. In Georgia, your parent(s) decide(s) where you live until you are 18 years old. So, no, you can't leave home...

Parent being summoned for child support but wants to be taken off birth certificate.?

Changing her last name and filing a motion for child support are two different things. If the man receives notice of a petition for child support...

Most certainly. If you can't afford a lawyer, apply for a public defender. Be aware, however, that a teacher's salary may put you above the...

You don't say which state issued the order that he is in contempt of. If the order was issued in Wisconsin, you need to repost this with a...

My girlfriend's mother will not let me see my child, but my girlfriend doesnt mind if i do, what can i do?

Mr. Hopkins is correct. Having signed the birth certificate does not give you any right to visit your child. You must file a petition for...

If someone threatens me and then say touch me, can I hit them?

Uhm, no. Hitting her could result in domestic violence battery charges against you even when she was goading you. You are in a volatile...

I have a warrant in a near by county will they come and arrest me at my residence

I agree with Mr. Meyerson. They could come to your residence. They have the right. None of us can say whether or not they will. However, an...

I agree with my colleagues. There is no way to stop the ex from filing for a modification if she has reason to believe your husband has had a...

Can I ?

The distribution of the equity in the house will be a matter for you and your spouse to agree on or a matter for the court to decide in the...

Paterity and acknowledgement of legitimation

I agree with my colleagues, that law, when it was in place, did not give you any rights to custody or visitation. Then as now, you had to file a...