Divorce agreement

I agree with Mr. Benfer. First of all, the Court is not required to order the terms of a settlement agreement, particularly if that agreement was...

Will TRIAL take place as scheduled

It's very hard to say. Judges are very hesitant to allow these cases to go on so long, but it's certainly not that uncommon. Moreover, the Judges...

Petition for dissolution of marriage

That kind of information is mostly boiler-plate, and it sounds like somebody was either very careless, or simply cut and pasted from another...

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Can a guardian request & receive child support after declining it in writing to Child Enforcement in the past?

Declining it once has nothing to do with asking for it later. Yes, they can ask, and yes, the court can grant it. You'll want to be represented...

Why am I being asked to pay child support for my child when I tend to have her more than her mother does??

The easy answer is that you don't have custody. You are a "non-custodial" parent at best, and a putative father at worst. You need to file for...

My daughter is not wanting to go to her dads house last 2 weeks of her vacation and wants to stay home with me what can i do

I agree with Mr. Seino. The court has ordered parenting time, and those orders need to be followed. Also, be aware that if your daughter isn't...

Need advice

The Court has wide discretion to consider lots of different evidence in a custody case. First, you'll need to research custody. There is no "full...

My husband is a registered sex offender, will he have to to supervised visitation when we divorce?

I'm not aware of any law that says that a registered sex offender has to have supervised visitation. It will depend on what kind of offenses he...

I feel stuck

"Putting it in writing" won't do anything, unless that writing is signed into an order by a judge. You cannot contract for the welfare of a child....

I know they say thers not supposed to be any descrimination due to sex but in all actuality would an an unwed father have an

For decades, there was a rule called the "tender years doctrine." According to this doctrine children, especially very young children, were better...