That is a job for your lawyer to advise u on. Several factors have to be evaluated.

Curious about adding the fathers name to the birth certificate with the mother getting public assistance

This is a name change case, not an adoption. When the mother gets public assistance, she has to name the gather, birth certificate or not. The...

Should I go to mediation if I have not received the defendant interrogatives?

You should consult your lawyer and follow the advice given.

What can I do about my neglectful attorney. I don’t have money to hire another one.

The lawyer above answered the question correctly. I changed the category because this is not a mediation case.

How likely is it that a court would force visitation on a child of 11 who doesn’t want any contact from said patent??

The child should see a therapist to process his feelings about what he saw. Mother should file a petition to modify.

No, not fir that reason alone. She can be in housing or a woman's center. As long as she has a roof over her head and the situation is temporary,...

My soon to be EX Husband took all the money out of our joint account and spent it?

You are going through a divorce. It sounds like you need a temporary order to deal with this issue. Discuss it with your lawyer.

Will the judge dismiss the case if both of us not present at the hearing?

What do u want to happen? You should tell your lawyer and follow your lawyer's advice. No one here knows what documents your lawyer did or did...

Should I get an Order of protection or wait?

Wait until your consultation. Corporal punishment that does not leave marks is not against the law, nor is it against the law for him to spank...

Possibly. This texting app can likely be traced through an ip address. As for the weapon, I do not know.