Questions answered by Elise Victoria Bouchard

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What can I do?

Elise's answer | Answered on July 26, 2016

I hope you have an attorney. You definitely need assistance to clarify the issues and facts and help you resolve your troubles.

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I wish to adopt my husband children whose mother has died. what would be the best route to take.

Elise's answer | Answered on July 25, 2016

I agree. If your husband's rights have not been terminated and if there are no court orders granting custody/guardianship to the grandmother, you...

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Do I have custody rights

Elise's answer | Answered on July 25, 2016

I am not clear on what you mean by the case was closed. If a divorce case was filed in Florida, there is a standing order filed in the case that...

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Unwed couple Dad made no regular contact or support & is contesting adoption.

Elise's answer | Answered on July 25, 2016

What happens next is there will be a hearing on the motion to dismiss the petition to terminate the biological father's parental rights. This is...

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If a woman were married to Two men at the same time but did not find out till years later! The first husband died..second

Elise's answer | Answered on July 25, 2016

The first marriage is a legal marriage. In Florida, a person cannot be married to more than one person at a time.

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Is this a criminal or civil case? Can we sue for libel?

Elise's answer | Answered on August 27, 2015

I agree there may have been a violation of Florida law when the friends contacted your son's employer regarding the debt. Your first step would be...

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Can my uncle and my aunt adopt me ? I am over 50. We live in FL. How much and what do we need?

Elise's answer | Answered on August 17, 2015

Yes, an adult adoption is similar to the same procedure as a stepparent adoption. Filing fee in Charlotte county is about $420. Some do this for...

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My wife is from China and we have her son living with us for the last 3 years. In Florida, what would be the cost to adopt him

Elise's answer | Answered on August 06, 2015

Sarasota South County, I believe, is around $420 for the filing fee. I agree with the prior attorney's response. Adoptions are straightforward if...

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I am legally married, I want to put the father's name on birth cert. and my husband isn't the father. Can I do that?

Elise's answer | Answered on July 09, 2015

As long as you are legally married, your spouse is presumed the father. I agree with the other attorneys that you will need to pled otherwise in...

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I have been waiting almost a year for child support. Will my husband have to pay all the back child support?

Elise's answer | Answered on July 09, 2015

I agree. A year is quite a while for a divorce. You should have mediated by now and addressed issues like time sharing and child support, which is...

Elise Victoria Bouchard's Answers (29)

What can I do?

I wish to adopt my husband children whose mother has died. what would be the best route to take.

Do I have custody rights

Unwed couple Dad made no regular contact or support & is contesting adoption.

If a woman were married to Two men at the same time but did not find out till years later! The first husband died..second

Is this a criminal or civil case? Can we sue for libel?

Can my uncle and my aunt adopt me ? I am over 50. We live in FL. How much and what do we need?

My wife is from China and we have her son living with us for the last 3 years. In Florida, what would be the cost to adopt him

I am legally married, I want to put the father's name on birth cert. and my husband isn't the father. Can I do that?

I have been waiting almost a year for child support. Will my husband have to pay all the back child support?