First, Tennessee doesn't have common law marriage. Second, only the child's step-father (your husband) could adopt him in place of the father.

You should be able to get a copy of the Final Decree of Divorce (the court order declaring you divorced) from either your attorney who represented...

If there is in fact a custody case pending she should not be allowed to move out of state with the child. If there is already an order in place...

If he keeps threatening the same thing but not actually doing anything, I would try not to worry about it. However, just in case at some point he...

By law, child support terminates upon the later of the child turning 18 or graduating high school. If the child is not enrolled in high school then...

A child can testify as to their reasonable preference of where to live at 12 years old. However, the child doesn't get to decide, the child's...

You cannot sue her for alienation of affection. You can sue him, for divorce, since he's the one who spent marital funds on his mistress.

If you aren't on the birth certificate and have not been established as the father by a court then you don't have any rights to the child anyway....

Probate court does name changes. The reason you are getting the run around is probably because the clerks are confused as to whether or not you are...

If the house was purchased during the marriage, no matter whose name it's in, it's marital property. His name being first does not make it his...