What can I do in this situation ?

You need to remember that legally she is not your daughter. You are viewed the same as any other person off of the street. You have no special...

How can I get my step-dad to adopt me?

He files an adult adoption. It is very straightforward. Contact an adoption attorney and they can easily take care of you.

There is no way to speed up the process. DCFS has to give the parents the opportunity to be compliant. After a year of failing to be compliant,...

A man only has one year from the time he knows or should know of the possibility of his paternity to begin his action to establish custody. Unless...

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How can my aunt get POA over her husband who has dementia?

If he has been diagnosed with dimentia, he can no longer make legally binding decisions. She needs to petition for a full interdiction, which will...

The support obligation is paused while he is in jail, but will resume once he gets out. He will still owe the support for the amount of time he is...

Will I be able to receive child support from my father if I am over 18 years old?

If you are asking how to get money from your father, you can't really do anything. If he is in arrears, then the past due amount remains due to...

What to do we are lost.

"Signing over your rights" isn't a thing. People say it all of the time thinking they are talking about something. But unless there is another...

You need to speak with a family law attorney. Go over all of the details and decide how to proceed. You could petition to establish custody in...

What can i do to get Legal Custody??

You need to contact a family law attorney to discuss all of the details and decide how to move forward. You could petition for sole custody, but...