Can i put a restraining order on a person, to protect children from that person, even though i do not reside with them?

No. Unfortunately, the only person who can place a DANCO on the boyfriend is your sister. Do you believe the children are currently being harmed?...

What are the restrictions on a 16 and 21 year old's relationship?

Please be careful with this relationship. There is a trend that has been occurring in Minnesota where 20 some year olds are approach teenagers to...

Can she deny me visits because she is going out of town or the minor child has a school field trip?

No. She is in contempt of court if she is denying you parenting time that was ordered in your agreement. If this continues to be a problem, you...

I need a Pro Bono Lawyer.

You can get free legal representation through Legal Aid and Volunteer Lawyers Network. Legal aid has attorneys on staff who provide pro bono...

Petition to establish custody and parenting time paperwork.

You don't have one yet. Just leave it blank. Once the paperwork is filed, the clerk will assign you one.

We have 50/50 custody and they moved away from town and want her to go to their school.

I'm afraid there is a lot of information we still need to know. It is possible to bring an action before the court to stop a parent from moving a...

I have not seen a warrant issued for failure to appear at a pretrial family law hearing. I suspect that there is something else happening on the...

Problems with my kid's mom

I understand that the circumstances must be causing you a great deal of concern. However, I want to be frank about child protective services. ...

Domestic abuse

CHIPS only gets involved when there is actually a child who is being put in danger. Though I have occasionally heard of CHIPS being present after...

Divorcing my wife, would she get half of my IRA even though I haven't Invested since we married nearly six years ago?

The court will most likely see it as a premarital asset. This means that your soon to be former wife would not be entitled to it. However, you...