Your spouse will have to request copies of the Clerk's Record (pleadings filed in the case) and copies of the Reporter's Record (transcript of the...

How should go about getting my niece back from my mother

Please contact a family law attorney immediately. You sound like you have met the requirements to seek conservatorship of your niece, but you must...

The official pleading is the one in the District Clerk's possession. Your ex may have amended his petition and that might be the one you were...

My ex husbands first wife filed an old defunct will naming her executrix

Definitely speak with an attorney because you should contest that Will and file the new Will. The estate generally pays for the attorney's fees if...

What are my child rights at the age of 16?

You are the one with the right to file for a modification requesting that you be awarded the exclusive right to determine your daughter's residence...

Do I still have to let my son go with his mom on a Thursday when it's my holiday vacation when it's my turn to be with my son?

Read your custody orders carefully (she should have to also). Holidays, including Spring Break, trump Thursdays in most orders. If the orders says...

What can I do if my kids do not want to go with the non-custodial parent anymore

In addition to other advice given, I suggest you get the boys into counseling to help with the issues you have cited and to help them speak with...

Do I need council?

You definitely need to retain an attorney to make sure that you can get your evidence in at the hearing. A temporary restraining order and possibly...

Can the court review medical records?

You need to plead that her medical condition impacts her ability to parent, then you can get in the medical records that are pertinent to that...

As long as the answer was filed before the other side obtained a default judgment, you are okay. If a default judgment has already been obtained,...