How do I get an attorney for a divorce when I’m a stay at home mom with no access to funds to pay for it?

You can ask for attorney's fees and litigation expenses to be paid at the Temporary Orders hearing. Most attorney's will require you to put...

How can i obtain sole and full custody over my child if i never married her father, who now wants to take her away from me ?

The fact that you were never married does not affect child custody. Part of what must be dealt with in the child support case is also custody...

I need to change my new legal name back to my old name.

You file a Petition for a Name Change. You will have to do a criminal background search, which just requires you submitting finger prints and then...

How do I start the adoption process of my girlfriends daughter?

You will have to terminate the bio dad. You'll need to consult a lawyer as to what to do about the prior husband and finding/serving bio dad. You...

What can I do about not having my son's biological father phone number and address?

I agree you could file a Motion for Enforcement of the court order, but you should consult an attorney before you do that. I would send him a...

If you adopt him, he's just as much legally yours as your bio child. So, you could be ordered to pay child support for him if you divorce your...

Your motion just needs to say that you went to mediation on ____ date and reach an agreement on all issues before the Court. That the final decree...

In order for the adoption to have taken place, your rights had to first be terminated. So, no, the prior visitation schedule was terminated unless...

How do I get adoption papers

Your step-dad can file a Petition for Adult Adoption to adopt you. Because you are an adult, it's not a complicated process. You can see if...

If the father of the children is wanting to pick up his kids outside of the divorce decree, do I have to let him take them?

I agree with Ms. Laster, however also note that the Standard Possession Order does also provide for visitation on Thursdays, so make sure you are...