My ex is in jail and my ex-mother in law thinks she gets his visitation in his place.

The visitation awarded to a party in a Louisiana custody case is a personal right of that person--he cannot simply "assign" visitation to any other...

I am a female and have a civil protective order that says I cannot have male overnight guests, but can I have a male roommate?

In my experience, a prohibition against "male overnight guests" would include any male spending the night in the residence to whom you were not...

Are there any laws in LA that would allow a child to seek sibling-ship DNA testing from siblings? The alleged father is decease

In Louisiana an alleged child may sue to establish paternity to a father. The burden of proof is by "clear and convincing evidence," more than the...

In Louisiana a child does not have the authority to move from their parents' home until the attain the age of 18. Minors are under several legal...

If you were never served with a petitition for paternity you may file to annul the judgment. This may be important, as if paternity were...

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I have an order making arrears executory. Can I dispute these arrears? I am disabled and can't pay $60,000.

You should have received (been properly served) with a copy of the motion to make your arrears executory. That paperwork would have mentioned the...

Can i be held in contempt or my parental rights taken.

If you were the legal and legitimate father of the child, that is, married to the mother at the time of the birth and signed on the birth...

As I am looking to set up a Will for my mother, we ran into a small problem. The law firm we called said they would not touch it

This should not be a problem in Louisiana unless your brother is under the age of 23 or is disabled, in which case he is considered a "forced heir"...

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My husband served me with divorce papers

If you do not answer the suit, you may have a default judgment rendered against you. You need to defend the suit and answer with the defense that...

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What are the law for a blood daughter as apposed to a second wife?

There is a presumption that all of the property gained during the marriage of the stepmother and father is community, but that is not necessarily...