To file a successful modification, the standard is that there has been a "material and substantial change in circumstances" from the time the...

One option would be for the mother to contact Child Support Enforcement and have them open a child support case against the father. If father...

If your circumstances are unsafe, you should immediately talk to a trusted adult who is a mandatory reporter, such as your therapist. Emancipation...

Courts generally aren't concerned about the size of the space where a noncustodial parent exercises parenting time, unless there are issues with...

First, such an extreme reaction warrants further inquiry as to whether your child has been the victim of abuse or neglect. Everyone is a mandatory...

Child support modification- can’t hey use my girlfriends income to determine child support increase?

Do you have a child or children with the girlfriend? If so they may be doing a Prochaska calculation.... A hypothetical support calculation between...

My ex has been found In contempt 3x for healthcare reimbursement, each time a purge plan gets him off. Now I’m doing it a 4X

There are many factors that go into how a court will enforce the Decree. Often, the issue is that the ultimate sanction that can be imposed is jail...

My son is 20 months and his dad was never there thru pregnancy or now. He is willing to sign away his rights. Is that possible?

Generally courts do not want to leave a child without the support of two parents. While it seems that the bio father has not provided any support...

This is the hardest type of co-parenting situation to deal with. Basically, the law is reactive and not proactive. Because parenting is a...

Changing custody from one parent to the other is the most difficult type of modification to achieve, particularly where the requesting parent has a...