File both causes of action in one proceeding. Whatever proof falls out will determine whether it winds up being a divorce or order of void...

What can I do if I signed temporary custody papers to the baby's father while under duress

Go start consulting family law attorneys in Stephenville area and get a suit affecting parent-child relationship filed. It is impossible to tell...

What are my legal options regarding a man and woman living to gather for more than 6 months?

Common law marriage requires an agreement to be married, cohabiting thereafter as married persons in Texas and holding yourselves out to the public...

How can u change custody voluntarily?

Either parent can file to modify parent-child relationship. The other parent is served or executes a waiver of service. The parent getting...

Can my husband and I get custody of his 12 yr old daughter even if we have not so pleasant background

The court will attempt to determine your stepchild's best interests weighing present living environment of drug selling (which certainly can be...

Attorney will not drop herself from ex's case

You have counsel. You need to work that that person or change counsel. The procedure is Motion to Sign Decree of Divorce. The lawyer being...

Need child suport adjusted.

If no one resides in Virginia, then you normally file to modify in the jurisdiction where the party against whom the modification is sought...

If i file a divorce, is it right to leave the house or should i stay and wait?

Are they children of the marriage? Or your children from outside the marriage? Either way you have the right to relocate with them. If you do...

What can i do about my sister coming back and trying to walk out with her baby?

Retain family law counsel. File parent-child relationship suit (original if no prior court orders) or modification of prior court orders in court...

How old does a child have to be to decide which parent they want to live with

At age 12 and older the court can and must confer with the child. The court still determines the child's best interests. The child's choice is...