Can i move out of may parents home with out them doing any thing about it (i am 17)

The short answer is maybe. If you are being harmed, you should call the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. If you just want to be...

Divorce, un-contested or contested? Can I hire someone that will charge based on what route it goes?

Attorneys who do family law can charge by the hour or according to a set fee, but not according to the outcome of the case. The billing method and...

What steps need to be taken to rectify back child support if a person is homeless and jobless?

In Texas, child support is enforced by the Texas Attorney General's office. But your child support amount won't be changed until you go to court...

I have a final Decree of Divorce my ex owes a small fortune (more than 80K), I have filed a motion to enforce the judge denied .

I think the judge may consider the "property settlement" a contract between you and your ex (it sounds like there may not have been "order"...

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I am a Texas attorney, but generally the two parents have to do what is ordered by the Divorce Decree until it is modified by a court. In this...

Can i fight this?

The son has no legal standing to sue the father for back child support, but the mother can sue for back child support. The court that ordered the...

If attorney becomes a magistrate and is now hearing a child support case of former client should he recluse himself

The term is "recuse" himself and the answer is maybe. If both parties and the judge are aware of the past relationship and the parties don't...

Wife filed Chapter 13 then filed for divorce.

When a bankruptcy is filed after a divorce has been started, you have to file a document called a Notice of Suggestion of Bankruptcy with the...

Do I have to pay child support for the one month that my child is with me during the summer?

I suspect that Kentucky law in this area is similar to Texas. Yes, you have to pay the same child support for all 12 months unless your court order...

I'm a Texas family law attorney, but I suspect the rules in Pennsylvania are similar to my state. If you file for divorce and you get your spouse...