Yeah, hanging out with your friends sounds like a really responsible thing to do. You're ready to move out. Right. Anyway, you are legally free...

At what age can a child decide who they want to live with, and the court will listen?

Since your daughter has passed, your granddaughter's father has sole custody, and he alone can decide where she lives. She has no right to decide...

Termination of Parental Rights

Your boyfriend must be your husband before he can adopt your child.

Terminating rights/step-parent adoption..?

This is a pretty simple two-part process, as the other attorney has suggested, but you'll need a lawyer. The lawyer will need to file a Consensual...

I reside in state of Florida. I currently receive alimony. Starting a 501 c3. can my alimony be affected if I profit?

If you receive personal income from the non-profit or if your participation with the non-profit changes your personal expenses, it could affect...

Will a Public Defender be able to handle my 1 count of 784.03-15 Battery(Dating Violence) charge? I'm not guilty and no priors.

I completely agree with Ms. Sellers. When I was a prosecutor, some of the finest defense attorneys I knew were public defenders. But then, many...

Is it normal for an Attorney to give probabilities as to the outcome of a trial?

Sometimes one of the most comforting services a lawyer can provide is letting a client know where they stand--either good or bad. Giving the odds...

Can an attorney drop you for any reason?

It requires permission from the judge, and you have the right to a hearing where you can explain to the judge why you want to keep your lawyer, but...

I have been divorced for 3 years, and I want to change my name back to my Maiden.

You have to file a petition for name change. The filing fee is $300.

Remember that subpeonas aren't required unless you want to compel the witness to appear with the judge's contempt authority. If someone will agree...