Welcome to the crazy world of dependency. Best advice, get a good lawyer and one that is not afraid to ask the tough questions and challenge the...

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I filled for child support 6 months after my ex and i separated never married, just lived together, separated due to his abusi

I am assuming that the petition you were served with is a paternity action seeking time sharing. Time sharing should be determined by a specific...

Will wife receive 25% of actual value of home? Currently, four are on the note - mortgage & deed.

The addition of her name to the mortgage and the deed will be viewed as a gift which will make this otherwise non marital property very much a...

Is it ethical to request my ex, who makes far less than me, to pay my attorney fees?

Your exwife is a bully. She obviously is using the system to abuse you because she can. How do you deal with a bully? If you could get her...

There are two things that you can do. One is a motion for a status hearing to set a show cause hearing. The other would be to ask the Court to...

Family Law Case - Transfer of Venue?

No, its not mandatory. Only if the other side objects. If they do let them move to transfer venue and save time by not objecting to it.

What is the best way to prove in court that a parent of a child is mentally disabled enough to get full custody from that parent

The mother's mental health issues, now the subject of a SDI Administrative Finding of disability will be an admissible issue at the hearing on time...

If an adult is lied to and told they were dating an adult , but turns out it was a minor what can be the charges?

A lot of nasty things you would want to avoid. Child endangerment, molestation, battery, etc. Your defense attorney will be arguing that you...

I got married at the age of 21 (11 years ago), never lived with my husband and I want a divorce. What can I do?

You have an interesting question. However, there is a missing fact your lawyer will need to know. Was there an intent on your husband's part to...

I feel like i was tricked into dependency drug court to get my child back...i need advice

Obviously your child was born with positive signs of the drug. The good news is that you were not in criminal court and that dependency court has...