What rights does an absent father of 12 years have? What rights do I have to protect my child?

Until your daughter's father actually goes to court to establish paternity and seek parental rights, he has no rights to your child. Once he...

What do i do? Is this considered abandonment?

If you would like to be his primary caregiver, you should file a Petition for Paternity with the court to establish your parental rights and to...

Can my ex girlfriend leave the state and go to another with my daughter ?

If there is no court order indicating that you are the Father and that you have shared parental responsibility, she is not violating a court order...

What actions can be taken to protect a child from and alcoholic non-custodial parent?

You will need to institute an action with the court to limit the child's father visitation to supervised visitation and to have him randomly tested...

How hard will it be for my ex to get custody of my kids?

My sympathy for the situation you are currently finding yourself in. If everything he states is a lie, the GAL should be able to see through it and...

My son lives with me full time, how do I become the custodial parent and stop my child support??

You have to file for a Modification of yoru final judgment. Child support is the right of the child and not the parent, therefore no judge would...

I was not able to renew my fl licence, my birth certicate and my licence have differrent first name.

Although I am unaware of a hardship extension to the license, the process to do a change of name is simple. But it does involve a hearing before a...

Here is a good sumary of the depsit requirements of the Florida Statutes: When you move out, the landlord must either return your deposit within...

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Do I need to complete kinship forms or stepparents forms?

The way to establish a guardian for your children is to specifically mention them in your will as the person to whom the children would go to if...

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How long does it take for a divorce to be finalized after the initial hearing?

You should check the notice you received to see whether it is a motion calendar, case management or final hearing. If it is unclear, you can check...