Your chances are much improved if the other parent left the state without your permission or permission of the court. You will want to consult an...

Not worth the effort to pursue this matter. Courts will always allow someone to participate in his/her own case even if they missed their first...

Children placed in temporary custody with relative?

Are you the father of all the children or just the older ones? If you have never established parenting rights, such as a parenting...

Kid turn 18 still high school lived CA , moved living with sister in AZ attending high school there, Who will get child support?

The support is supposed to go to the PARENT who has the order for support. If the parent RE-DIRECTS the order for support to another family member...

What happens if there are two income deduction orders?

Ask to have the second order vacated, because the earlier order was not taken into the child support equation for the second order. You now are...

Under Florida public policy, child support is always open to modification upon a substantial change in circumstances. If you want to discourage...

Is a Motion for Civil Contempt/Enforcement considered a post-judgment family law case?

In my home county, child support contempt motions are exempt from going to mediation prior to hearing.

How to prevent mother from taking child after getting kicked out of rehab, and suffering from domestic abuse.

File a petition to determine parenting responsibilities along with an emergency motion for temporary custody.

Can a Motion for Civil Contempt regarding time sharing be filed even after the minor child is 18?

You are done. He is 18 and can make his own decisions re spending time with you. His mother has no legal right to intervene. Leave the missed...

Do I have to prove anything first before I can give up custody or it's automatic once the necessary forms are file?

If you have temporary custody of Natalie, then what does your ex-wife have? It is unusual to give each of two divorced grandparents temporary...