Can I legally sign my own papers when I am 17 since that is the legal age of consent?
You aren't an adult for most purposes until you are 18. You can't sign anything and your parents can take any money you earn.
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You aren't an adult for most purposes until you are 18. You can't sign anything and your parents can take any money you earn.
You'll probably need to pay for a consultation with your old lawyer.
He needs a lawyer NOW. It will be more of a hassle to clean this up now than it would have been to modify the orders as things changed through the...
On these facts you may be able to show he is emancipated.
Hire a lawyer in the county where the child lives. Get orders for visitation and enforce them. Don't let her bully you.
If she doesn't want it, she can put it in a college fund. You need to keep paying.
Move it into a storage unit and call her to give her the key. Pay for a month or two.
It sounds like the adopted children became her siblings in the eyes of the law. If she was not married to the partner, then he/she takes nothing in...
Hire a lawyer. Maybe it can be dismissed on technical grounds or maybe you'll need to present evidence to show you owe nothing.
You need to sit down with a lawyer and learn your rights and the legal presumptions. You should make sure you are using legal terms correctly.