In 2008 our granddaughter was born. Our daughter and son in law had already decided to give her up for adoption

If all you have is an affidavit, the legal relationship between the child and the parents has not changed. You need an order awarding custody to...

I have custody of my 10 yr old daughter since birth and live in TX. According to TX law you can claim retroactive child support

It is proper to file suit where the child has lived for the last six months. If there has not been a suit to establish the father's paternity, it...

I recently had a baby and my husband is not the bio father. How do I get the baby's fathers name on the birth certificate?

Hire a combined divorce and paternity suit. Both men must be served. An attorney knows how to do this. Who ever is adjudicated as the father...

I know people think lawyers are wealthy and some are. But most make an average living which disproprortionately low for the amount of time they...

Can an 18 fix his girlfriend papers if she is 21 and in mexico

This is an immigration question. I think a seventeen year old needs a parent's permisson to get married.

I want to change my children's last name, how do I go about doing so?

File a Petition for Name Change and serve the father. You can get his rights terminated if he has not paid child support in all that time (or if...

Can custody be won against a determined lawyered up mother, who is emotionally abusing her 15 year old son?

Probavbly not unless the father hires an attorney in time to do the preparatory work necessary to win a trial.

How much an how long does it take for a divorce with children an for abandonment.

Attorneys do this regularly. HIre one. It should be able to be resolved fairly inexpensively. In the meantime apply for child support services...

Texas family law court and pleadings or motions that rely on the Texas "Civil Practice and Remedies Code"

Yes they can, and you need to go to the court's law library and read those sections so that you know what they are about. Generally they say that...

I am a mother that had a court hearing today and the father was given primary residence of the child. How can I appeal the case?

He got primary because he has had the child for the last ten months. Hire an attorney if you want any hope of trying to get this set aside. Your...