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I am 17 im in cps i ran away from them and im not on probation or medication will they make me come back will i get in trouble

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

CPS is your managing conservator. They get to say where you live until you are eighteen. I have a sense of what you are running from, but what...

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Weird: How to stay or suspend (ex parte?) contempt enforcement for not signing a listing agreement?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

When you fail to appear in court at a scheduled hearing many bad things can and do happen. Your failure to appear does not make a proceeding...

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Will I get in trouble if my son refuses to go with his non-custodian parent on a schedule weekend?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

Yes you would be in contempt of court for violating the court's visitation order.

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My daughter hasn't lived with her Mom since she was 13 year's old. Im still being charged as if she lived with her mom.

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

This is not a media event. If you are not willing to seek custody of the child, I wouldn't do anything. Someone is feeding the child. I don't...

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Does the father have joint custody since he signed the birth certificate?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

No you don't. Joint managing conservatorship is a designation made by the court following a custody suit. He is telling you that there are...

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What happens at trial if witnesses don't want to be there?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

This sounds like a criminal law case? The District Attorney can still have them subpoeaned. They can be forced to appear and testify. Sometimes...

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If a husband is pushed by his wife to start a family when they cannot afford to is it grounds for annulment?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

No your daughter-in-law wanting another child is not grounds for an annulment of her marriage to your son. And respectfully, for a happy life and...

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Can move out of the city and still keep my right of visitation and possession of my child?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

I can't see your order. But the typical order will lift the geographic restriction for the chlldren and CP as soon as you move out of the area. ...

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Do I need an attorney to end a marriage that has not lasted 35 days ?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

I have already answered this once as well. A natural person can always represent themselves if they know how. Since you don't--I advise that you...

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Do I need an attorney to end a marriage that has not lasted 35 days ?

Dorothea's answer | Answered on September 22, 2014

You are probably safe to use the forms posted on many Court's websites. But you still need to know how to file, get a waiver on file, and move the...

Dorothea Elaine Laster's Answers (17270)

I am 17 im in cps i ran away from them and im not on probation or medication will they make me come back will i get in trouble

Weird: How to stay or suspend (ex parte?) contempt enforcement for not signing a listing agreement?

Will I get in trouble if my son refuses to go with his non-custodian parent on a schedule weekend?

My daughter hasn't lived with her Mom since she was 13 year's old. Im still being charged as if she lived with her mom.

Does the father have joint custody since he signed the birth certificate?

What happens at trial if witnesses don't want to be there?

If a husband is pushed by his wife to start a family when they cannot afford to is it grounds for annulment?

Can move out of the city and still keep my right of visitation and possession of my child?

Do I need an attorney to end a marriage that has not lasted 35 days ?

Do I need an attorney to end a marriage that has not lasted 35 days ?