Once the Children's Division had custody of your children, you have to get them to agree to your preferred option for a permanency plan. Have you...

There is a law that allows a stepparent to adopt a stepchild subject to certain conditions. Your boyfriend is not yet, a stepparent to your child....

If there is a court order that awarded the father custody or visitation time, you cannot violate that court order without possible legal...

The Children's Division has legal custody of your goddaughters. If you want to be considered as a placement option for the children or as a...

Your lawyer legally speaks for you in court. Your unwillingness to submit to a hair follicle test should be taken up with your attorney. However,...

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

In most circumstances past due child support is not modifiable unless the payor can convince the judge that you withheld the children in violation...

A stepparent who is in the home where the children spend part or all of their time contributes to the safety (or lack thereof) of the home. If the...

The Form 14 uses the mother's income and the father's income. If either party is not working, the court may impute income to that person when the...

Child support can be modified anytime the person trying to modify can show there has been a substantial and continuing change in circumstances that...