How can I get a final hearing? Should I send correspondence to the parent's home? I sure the other parent is not living there?

Many court systems have a pro-se department (self represented) that can provide some minor assistance. It sounds like you really need to notice...

What is the proper time frame to be served for a hearing? A week, a day????

The Florida Family Rules do not give a specific time frame about notice of hearings, but five business days is fairly common. You need to...

Can she move in with me?

I would need to know more to give you advice other than to say an emancipated adult can live wherever they want. As your an unmarried father, you...

Can we terminate his parental rights if we both agree?

Rather than terminating his parental rights, you may wish to consider having sole parental responsibility and no time-sharing for him. This would...

Get a consultation with an attorney that practices dependency. Not dabbles in it, practices. While the Department is less willing to take on...

If I move to the same school district that my kids currently live in, can I get more timesharing?

The real question here is how much of a move are you making? Are you moving 5 miles or five hundred? A short move closer to the children wouldn't...

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They can remove my baby from the hospital if I have a dependency case with my others 3 kids ?

In your open dependency case, you should have an appointed counsel. Especially since the children have been removed from your home. If they...

Request for Admissions Clarification

Requests for Admissions are routinely used to authenticate documents, just be sure to read the rules related to the requests because there are...

Is there something I can do to get more time? And also how does this work when neither of us is even a resident of NJ?

There is a law that has been adopted in all 50 states related to the powers of courts to make decisions related to children. In a nutshell, the...