Separate or Community property?

Anything that was accumulated during the time of marriage is community property. There could be complicated tracing out of husband's separate...

Where do I get the forms I need to file for a stepparent adoption?

To be honest, I don't know that I've ever seen someone be able to correctly get a termination and adoption done without a lawyer. If Texas Law...

It sounds like you went to the Attorney General's child support division for help. If so, you can expect that process to take a while. They are...

How can I get my childrens biological father to sign his rights away without me paying anything so my husband can adopt them ?

There are several different ways to serve a parent with the termination lawsuit, so if you consult with an attorney they can explain the options. ...

If my new husband wants to adopt my child, will that relieve bio dad of back child support he owes?

The termination would stop any child support from accruing the future, but will not get rid of the arrears. You can waive/release arrears that are...

Signing a POA is not a good idea and won't be worth the paper it's written on. Contact a family lawyer ASAP.

If you are still a minor, your dad and step-mom would have to file a step-parent adoption and terminate the rights of your bio mom. During that...

Can you still go to jail if you pay ALL your arrears and are caught up on child support for missing and enforcement court date?

Technically you could still go to jail, but most of the time you would not be sentenced to jail for the contempt. Not showing up for...

I signed over temporary custody of my children to my mother until I got on my feet does that expire?

You need to take whatever agreement you signed to a lawyer to review. If it is a court order, the only way to change that would be to go back to...

How do I go about giving my daughter her father's last name he wasn't there at the hospital to sign it we want to fix it

You file a Petition for Name Change in the county in which the child resides. You and Dad can be joint Petitioners to the lawsuit to change her...