What Sur sponte means?

In law, sua sponte (Latin: "of his, her, its or their own accord") or suo motu "on its own motion" describes an act of authority taken without...

Can the custodial parent keep children from seeing non custodial parent till child support payments are caught up?

The other parent may not prohibit you from exercising timesharing due to unpaid child support; this is unambiguously prohibited by statute. ...

Motions to compel are typically used to move the court for an order directing one party to do something the party is required to do either by court...

Do I need an attorney?

For a complicated issue like this one, it would truly behoove you to consult a family attorney with experience in disestablishing paternity. In...

Motion to compel, due to financial affidavit and answers to the questions in family law

If interrogatories have been propounded on you, you should serve the answers to the interrogatories to the other party/attorney, and file a "notice...

Which controls if there's a conflict between a Marital Settlement Agreement and the Final Judgment supposedly incorporating it?

Under Florida Statute section 61.13, child support, under these circumstances, would terminate once your child graduates. However, under the...

Do I need a lawyer if child support wont get my daughter dad to pay child support in like 12 yrs

A lawyer will definitely help in filing and successfully prosecuting an enforcement/contempt action against the father. I would inquire with your...

Which court has jurisdiction?

How recent was your relocation to Hawaii? This will affect the answer. These issues are governed by the UCCJEA--Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction...

Can the courts in Michigan only enforce child support order from the following countries, yes or no?

Most states will allow you to enforce a foreign judgment, but first you must "domesticate" the judgment, typically through filing a domestication...

Do I need a family lawyer?

It really depends on what your final judgment of divorce and/or parenting plan dictates. Can you provide a little bit more of information as to...