How can I make sure my daughter goes to my parent, not her dad, if I die?

Although there is no way to have your daughter automatically go to your parents, they could fight for her through the courts. As this will be...

Can my wife and I hire a single attorney to draft and file a joint petition for dissolution of marriage with children?

Congratulations on working out the details on your own! I draft the paperwork in situations like yours all the time. The attorney can only truly...

Husband wants a separation and has moved out. he wants the house, do I have to leave yet? he is an attorney.

No. You don't have to move out. If he wants to get divorced and you don't want to, then it's up to him to file for divorce. Until there is a...

Is there an automatic expiration or termination of marriage?

No. You will have to get a divorce if you want to end the marriage.

Question if i hired lawyer and then decided he wasn't right attorney for case does new attorney have to speak with old attorney?

Your old attorney will find out who your new attorney is anyway. The old attorney may mean the new attorney will have to contact her to get a copy...

I have full legal custody of my son, but he has been living with his dad on and off. Now he wont give him back. What can I do?

You didn't say what the parenting time schedule was. Are you guys following a court order or is your son just going back and forth based on what...

If a mediated settlement agreement was signed, but not dated, is it still considered valid ? Can one go back to Mediation yet?

You definitely need to find another attorney. Was this just regular mediation? It sounds like you still had to make a few changes and put...

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My wife served me with papers. Is this the first step in the process.?Am I hurting my self by signing the papers?

Why do you have to send these documents today? Waiting a couple extra days won't hurt. If it's just an Admission of Service because you got the...

What if you and your ex-wife have 50/50 legal and physical custody - and she wants to move child out of the school district?

I would recommend dealing with this immediately, even if that means starting with asking your ex to just meet with you to talk about this without...

What exactly would sole physical custody give me? Please, give me the exact examples.

There is no real benefit to getting "sole physical custody" anymore. It's an outdated concept in light of how the law has changed regarding...