Ending child support with equal time spent in each home.

It's pretty tough to get a judge to end child support, even with equal time. They like to make sure the child is equally supported in each home and...

There's a lot going on here so I'll break it down step by step. 1) You can get divorced in Texas if you've lived here for 6 months and in your...

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How to file a lawsuit for back pay of child support?

You need to file a motion for enforcement in the court that issued the child support order (unless certain things have changed). You need to draft...

Is it against the law to refuse visitation to a parent if the child is someone else's custody until back child support is paid?

Child support and visitation are supposed to exist independently of each other. Even if you're not paying child support, she should still be...

Contempt of Court question.

No. Once you've got it served, you can do a separate notice of hearing and set it with the clerks and then send that to its recipient. These...

What are my rights as a parent leaving her husband? Can I take my child and go, or do I have to tell him first?

It's a very, very tough question and it depends on the circumstances. You have the right to leave but you may be in major trouble if you leave the...

In my Divorce Decree it states that I am not to have a male figure spend the night while my daughter is at home.

To have a decree modified, you need to either A) Have the consent of both parties; or B) Show a change of circumstance (yes) and show that the...

Divorce

You've actually got a couple of options here. 1) You can try to track him down. You're actually obligated to do this if you want a divorce....

Is my divorce going to go through?

Lacking a waiver of service is a problem. A waiver of service essentially states that he received a copy of the divorce petition and he waives...

Is it likely that i and my mother could gain custody of my niece's son against her wishes?

Absolutely. If you've been taking care of your niece's son for 29 months, you have grounds to file for custody of him and it's extremely likely...