My daughter has been saying that she may put my granddaugher in foster care, I want to know if I will have rights to see her

Your chances of obtaining custody or visitation as a grandparent will depend a lot on the extensiveness and quality of your contact with the child....

A family members divorce atty. is threatening and demeaning to client

Dear Sir: If your attorney won't take your calls, it's time to get a new attorney. If your attorney doesn't want your case, whatever the...

Can a lawyer with hold paperwork I gave to be used in a trial for custody? she won't give it back to me.

Pursuant to Rule 1.16 of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, once a lawyer has withdrawn from representation, he must return your entire...

If the title to a house has just the husbands name and then it has his name and the wife's name under Propert/Homesteader, i

In a divorce, it doesn't matter which party's name the house is titled under, or which party's name the mortgage is in, when determining the extent...

Breach of divorce decree regarding child support across state lines.

Do I understand correctly that the divorce decree was issued by a court in Hawaii? If so, she will need to have the decree registered for...

The Minnesota State Court website publishes a list of "Lawyer Locators for Low-Income Clients," available here:...

Child Custody.

A litigant cannot return to court to modify physical custody without proof of a change of circumstances to justify it. Also, unless parties have...

I was arrested for 5th degree assault on my current wife, can this affect my parental rights to my children with my ex wife?

A lot depends on the circumstances. For example, did your children by your ex-wife (your non-joint children) witness the alleged assault? If you...

During our divorce our house went into foreclosure, my wife was out of the house at this time and the loan was remod. by me.

From your email it sounds as though the divorce is already finalized, in which case questions about what she should or should not have been...

How can I divorce my husband AND win custody of our 3.5 y.o. son, even tho I was convicted of murder 23 yrs ago?

Although your husband will certainly bring up your murder conviction of 23 years ago, that will be far from the only factor in your case,...