Sole custody of children

Your sister needs to hire an attorney. Family members need to help her with the money for a retainer. It is very hard to get sole custody. ...

How likely is it for a mother to have her 10 year old removed from her home only because father wants son to live with him?

If either party wishes to modify the current parenting arrangements, they will have to file a Petition with the Court if a Order is already in...

Do I have all the legal rights to my daughter if I'm not married to the father?

Yes, if legal paternity has not been established in Court, then you have all the legal parental rights to your daughter. The father has no rights...

Can I use recorded audio of conversation between employer and employee in a labor law case?

As the other attorney stated, recording someone without their knowledge is illegal, consequently it cannot be used in a Court of law. If you have...

Respondent has been served petition for dissolution but Petitioner has no address to mail further documents.

Yes wait the 20 days and then check the Court docket and if no Answer has been filed, file your Motion for Clerk's Default. You have to get a...

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Can my son decided were he wants to live in Florida and how do we get it done?

You need to file a Supplemental Petition for Modification of your Final Judgment. As Attorney De Groot suggested, there will need to be more than...

Gain custody of my younger brother

Not sure where the parents are in this situation but if they are deceased or impaired and cannot parent effectively right now then you need to...

My sisters off/on boyfriend has threatened to take their son to another state without my sisters knowledge

Until the boyfriend has established his parental rights in a Court of law, he has no rights. Your sister can go wherever she wants with the...

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If we create a will giving everything to each other in the event of death, can this override the death clauses in our prenup?

If I understand your question, you want to know that if you sign a pre-nuptial agreement that waives the right to elective share of the spouse's...

Can I terminate the father's rights?

I agree with the other attorneys. You should file a Step-Parent Adoption and try to get the biological father's signature on a Consent form. You...