A petition must be filed in the probate division of the Circuit Court for the county that the child resides in. It would be best handled by an...

Spanking is not considered "child abuse," at least if doesn't go too far - which is beyond discussion herein - but you will likely open up a big...

That depends on what your lease says about visitors.

There isn't a divorce to be had. If your spouse passed away, then his death severed the marital relationship between the two of you. If you...

You may be able to adopt her, but you need to hire an attorney to review the details of your case to see whether you would be likely to succeed if...

There isn't a statute of limitations for a determination for paternity, but for child support the statute of limitations is 5 years from the date...

If a woman gives birth while she is married, her husband is presumed to be the father (though of course it gets a little more complicated if we're...

You're going to need to take your deed(s) and divorce decree to a local probate attorney so that they can review the language to see what the...

While that is theoretically possible, you should be wary as the law does not allow parents to "bargain away" child support obligations. So, unless...

You are probably going to need an attorney to sort everything out. Your initial question is simple to answer. Yes, you need to have something...