Going through a divorce and i only have 20 days to respond, can i file a counter petition later?

Generally the counter petition is filed along with the answer at the same time. Of course, you or your lawyer can seek permission to amend your...

Often times the drug test occurs at the probation office itself. Regardless, if probation tells you to submit to a drug test then they will also...

What are the requirements in Florida, for a man to give up his parental rights?

A person can't simply renounce their parental rights. Without going off too much on a tangent, if the man was not married to the mother of his...

A guy sold me car without catalytic converter in miami but i found out it today after 2 yrs. What are my options.

It depends. Was the car sold to you "as is?" If the car was sold "as is" then you have no recourse whatsoever.

I was living with my ex girlfriend for 16 years during that time I was paying her child support

If you were living together then she was not entitled to child support. There's not a whole lot you can do about it now if you never went to court...

Can my ex-boyfriend take me to court to take back all the "gifts" he gave me during our year and a half relationship?

He can certainly take you to court. Whether he is successful in forcing you to return the gifts is another matter. Obviously it depends on what the...

After 13 years, old fling has come back asking to have a paternity test. If I decide not too, what are the consequences?

She could still file suit against you for paternity and the court will order you to submit to a test. Why don't you want to take the test? Even...

Im needing to get a divorce. which both parties agree. we have one minor child but his does not live with either of us.

Do you have a child with your spouse? If so, then you need to do the dissolution with children, regardless of where the child resides. The child...

Could I get my charges dropped to a misdemeanor? Or dropped completely?

Of course it is possible. It is possible if the prosecutor is willing to agree to such an outcome. It doesn't sound like the prosecutor is willing...

I am in the middle of a divorce can I take my kid out of the state?

Did your husband agree to the trip in writing? Has he at least admitted that he did previously agree but has since revoked his approval? In...