When you file the Petition for Stepparent Adoption, the biological father will need to be served — either personally or by publication if he cannot...

This is largely to be up to your judge. If you can convince a judge that he agreed to it, the judge may order him to pay his share. However, I’d...

The answer to your question largely depends on the specific facts of your case, the evidence presented by you and you ex, and how the judge...

There is somewhere, presumably, a court order for the child support your child's father was ordered to pay. You will need to file a Motion to...

You really need to immediately schedule a consultation with an experienced family law attorney who regularly practices in the county where any...

If you just want emergency authority if it is needed, dad can give you a Power of Attorney. However, if mom shows up, you will have to give her the...

I suspect the answer to your question would depend on the judge on your case. To speak with someone who may be able to answer your question, please...

An action to determine you to be the father (including DNA testing) must be filed. If you are proven to be the biological father of the minor...

No. Legally, leaving for a few days ending with the filing of a lawsuit is not considered abandonment. You must immediately schedule a consultation...

Nothing in the law is ever a guarantee. However, if your child’s father is incarcerated, he is not available to care for the child and a court...