Can you file an emergency hearing in a county who doesn’t have exclusive jurisdiction?

Typically, one would file a motion to modify, or a motion for emergency relief, in the county with continuing, exclusive, jurisdiction. Is there...

Can I take my daughter back.

I suspect that there is MUCH you have not mentioned in this synopsis. Grandmother (and you do not note if maternal or paternal, other than "non...

Can I request a paternity test at a trial for final order when a temp is already in place?

That depends. Is Dad named on birth certificate? Was there a Declaration of Paternity timely filed? Did the Temporary Orders include a finding of...

If cps gave conservatorship to my husband's sister and she allowed the kids to live with us and cps is called will we lose them?

An award of consevatorship in these circumstances means that your sister in law assumed responsibility for the kids. The children should not have...

What kind of lawyer do I need?

Use the AVVO app, or find an attorney well versed in real estate in your area by contacting the State Bar in Maine. Good luck to you.

If custodial parent wants additional funds for school supplies etc. Do they need to supply copies of the bills.

Mr. Frazier gives good counsel. Is there an existing court order establishing child support, and if so, what all is your daughter to pay? Has...

My 17 year old son wants to come stay with me now. We are in Texas.

Being "forcibly adopted" connotes that both biological parents' rights were terminated as a condition precedent to said adoption. If your parental...

What can you do if mother takes children to unknown place and refuses to let them speak to you during an uncontested divorce?

Your brother needs an attorney, and to handle this matter himself. He also needs to ascertain where his wife is in order to serve her with...

Try to find pro bono counsel in your area. Try the sites "Truthfinder" or "PeopleLooker" as a means of tracking your husband down -- you will need...

Filed as husband and wife for tax returns in South Carolina does that legally make me married?

Did you hold yourselves out to the public as husband and wife? There are five different choices of filing status, but you can only qualify for...