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The answer is maybe. While you can file for a paternity test, there is a time limit to challenge a presumption of paternity. Generally, this time...

Need to talk about there was no will

If their father died without a will, things are going to be governed by intestate succession. These things can have a dozen different complications...

Divorce

It depends if the divorce is contested or not. If the divorce is contested, things proceed as follows: 1) Petition is filed; 2) Respondent is...

How do I ensure an agreement with my husband is legal and binding without attorneys involved? I am the respondent.

You can make an agreement legal and binding by filing a waiver of citation and signing off the final divorce decree with all your contractual...

Me and my ex is going to divorce court in December..we already have joint custody order in place, he's trying to get ful custod

She'll likely address the matter and have a hearing on the custody situation. Because there's already a custody order in place, the judge will...

Can one parent just take child from home and move to apartment?

Until one of you files for temporary orders and gets some judicially enforceable custody and conservatorship in place, you don't have any legal...

Filed for Divorce, husband threatening to take daughter.

You need to file a motion for temporary orders and/or petition to enforce the Harris County standing orders. If Harris County has standing orders,...

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How do I collect money from my ex for medical bills for our son?

What you can to is file a petition for enforcement of your divorce papers. You're going to have to get those receipts turned into business record...

As far as child support and visitation rights, does my child's father have the right to take him to his city 4hrs away from me?

Unless they have a reason not to, courts will generally allow the non-custodial parent to take children for the weekend. There are a number of...

As a step-father, I want to know my legal rights to my step-son. i.e. school, haircuts, where he eats, etc.

Functionally, you have no rights to that child as a step-father. However, every right your wife has should be spelled out in her custody order or...