Can a victim of sexual abuse be forced to testify against her offender?

Unfortunately for your niece, yes. The Sixth Amendment affords criminal defendants the right to confront the witnesses against them at trial.

If my ex-wife and I had the same lawyer on our divorce settlement is this ground to overturn it?

I agree with the previous answers. It is absolutely unethical for one lawyer to represent both adverse parties in the same action in any...

One month ago my 10yr old twins mother was killed, she had custody,upon her death, i think the grandmother is going to challenge

If you and mother were never married, and she had custody when she passed away, grandmother has standing to petition the court for custody. I would...

Cps is investigating me becuse my x said I abuse my child. this not true she just dont want me to have visitations.

I also disagree. I typically recommend that aside from allowing CPS to verify the children's well being, my clients should not have contact with...

Which state will have jurisdiction over paternity and child custody issues?

If you move to state Y before baby is born and remain there after the birth, state Y is the child's home state for uniform child custody...

You will most likely need to check with the probation department, but under no circumstances should you remove it without explicit permission to do...