If I leave home at age 17 and live with a friend's family, can my mother force me to come home?

Yes. At 17 you are not of legal age to make that decision. If she agrees she can go to court and agree to a guardianship from her to the adults. ...

My daughters been gone for 5 weeks

Go to the courthouse tomorrow and the clerk's office will direct you how to walk in to court as an emergency. You have standing to file for...

The mother of my son's child suddenly decided, again, not to let him see his son. What can he do to get visitation rights?

You can pay for a lawyer for him so he can establish his parental rights through the court including visitation in a court order. He must consult...

Had a same-sex marriage in MA 3 years ago. We lived in IL but are separated. How do I go about getting a divorce?

First of all please do not follow the advice of out of state lawyers. Second, Illinois law is changing fast. It was just two weeks ago the...

I recently got a loan modification. I am disabled. I receive a monthly child benefit for my child until she turns 18. That

Yes it should have been included.

1. He has the right to file also. 2. In case you ask to dismiss or your case gets dismissed for want of prosecution. 3. If it is going to be a...

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If I pay my child support, and normal bills ?? How do I find pro-bono lawyer to fight for fathers? Prairie state is women only

With the economy the way it is there are not a lot of pro bono opportunities for you. You could go to the law library and research the proper...

If a 16 year old girl left home because abused by her mum , if her parents contact police will her be sent back home ?

There are too many unanswered questions here to answer this properly. 1. Who are you? 2. Where is the 16 year old staying now? and with...

Can a church ask an 8 year old questions about sex

That seems like an odd question to ask a child but who knows what the basis is? I would ask the teacher, pastor and then decide if you want to...

Can parents ask for a name change without opening a family case?

If you file the Name Change by itself you will have to pay filing fees. If he file to get his parental rights established in the court you can...