Trouble for harassment or stalking?

Each state defines stalking and harassment in slightly different terms, but stalking is generally found when a person engages in a pattern of...

Petition to Modify

It is definitely recommended that you, or a legal representative on your behalf, appear at the scheduled court date to ensure that your rights to...

Can I change the way Retroactive Child support is collected?

A petition for contempt (also called a petition for rule to show cause) may be filed with the Court to enforce the support order. If a finding of...

How can the nondomicellery parent enforce visitation as order by custody order?

Enforcement may be had through mediation, when, after you have clearly communicated an issue in dispute to the other party, preferably in writing,...

Can I have the tax exemptions changed?

Modifications are usually predicated upon a significant change in circumstances to prevent an abuse of the court process which would result every...

Do I have to allow visitation if I pursue child support

The applicable legal standard for determining custodial/visitation rights is the best interests of the child. As custodial/visitation rights are a...

The ability to recover what you believe to be an overpayment depends on the specific facts of your circumstances which are not revealed in your...

The legal standard that applies is the best interests of the child. Factors include: the child's relationship with each parent; each parent's...

What rights does a non custodial father have after being absent for 8 years and not providing any financial help?

The legal standard when determining custodial rights is the best interests of the child. The health, safety, and welfare of the child will be a...

What will happen to the father of my child if he skips out on court for the second time for paternity testing and child support?

There may be the opportunity to obtain a default judgment of paternity and support. A failure to undertake a court-ordered DNA test may be grounds...