If CPS/DCS closes a case against you, they will not reopen it without new allegations of dependency and neglect of the child or children.

If I didn’t not have a location of spouse, what is the process ?

Rule 4 regarding the sufficiency of service of process was changed in the last 4 years making it more difficult to comply with the requirement that...

Florida, as the state issuing the original parenting plan order, has what is referred to as original exclusive jurisdiction. This means that if one...

Evidence of inappropriate marital conduct, such as, adultery, is not relevant to a Court's determination of a child custody issue, unless that...

What can we do?

The Department of Children's Services, also referred to as CPS, does not file a case against a parent unless there are allegations of dependency...

An Order to Show Cause is an order of the court instructing a litigant, in the case the father of your child, to appear in court on a given date to...

He hasnt seen his kids but 3-4 times, he has moved out of state, no notice, what can i do?

You have better grounds for modification of the parenting plan, and a material change of circumstances to file such a petition. As far as you...

The parental relocation statute for Tennessee is codified at T.C.A. 36-6-108, and provides that a parent relocating more than fifty (50) miles or...

My baby daddy has nothing to do with our daughter. How can I go about child support but with supervised visits. She don't no him

When a child is born out of wedlock, custody is presumed to be with the Mother. The father has no visitation rights without a Parenting Plan Order...

If I understand you correctly, your daughter is safety placed with a family as a result of a DCS action filed for dependency and neglect or severe...