If I can show the courts that I can provide for my kids could I get joint custody if the father is against it?

Joint custody is generally preferred under Louisiana law, but if there is a valid current judgment awarding him sole custody, you may have to show...

How can I find the total amount of contribution/investment from that company if they do not want to disclose it?

By filing a community property partition proceeding in court, your attorney will have access to legal discovery, and can request subpoenas for...

Can mom do a voluntary transfer of custody to us without an attorney?

The mother can transfer custody through a provisional custody by mandate, but doing so without an attorney is risky. Nor is this type of custody...

Could my parents try to send him to jail even if I don't press charges ?

Your parents could report the matter to the police and request them to arrest him and present charges to the District Attorney's office, which...

What am I supposed to do about false child abuse allegations from CPS?

You have the right to hire an attorney to defend yourself against the CPS charges, and to present your side of the story to the Court.

Does the Easter Weekend trump Spring Break? Did she set a standard by allowing make up days last year?

There is no standard rule in the state statutes or Civil Code for when a custody judgment is ambiguous. If you can't agree to work something out,...

There is no way to make a certain determination about the possible ulterior motives of another person without having more information, but you are...

What's the best defense to be named the new domicile parent because father works offshore and leaves our child with his wife.

You have the right to hire an attorney and file for a modification or change of custody, using the facts you are describing to show a change in...

Does she have to go on visitations with her father if she doesn't want to? Is there also a such thing as a "big brother law"?

It is unlikely that the custody judgment makes the reasonable visitation contingent upon the daughter's desire to visit her father. If you don't...

Can he sign his rights away? If so how would he start the process? And will the state still come after him if she's on medicare.

He can't unilaterally sign away his child support obligation. He may decide not to see the child, but that would not affect his obligation to...