I am glad that you have conservatorship. Unfortunately, that may be all you ever have. In Order to adopt, you would need to terminate the...

There is a ground for termination based on a total abandonment and failure support for one year. So, the answer to your question would depend on...

You need to file a modification action in Florida, the court with continuing jurisdiction, file a motion to transfer in that case to transfer it to...

The first thing I would do is to contact the opposing counsel and see if he or she would agree to a continuance in order for her to hire another...

The State Disbursement Unit is in fact the payment receipts arm of the OAG. So you are paying the right place, in the right way, to protect...

No. You need an agreed final decree of divorce disposing of all issues, signed by all parties, and then, if you are in Texas, you need to prove up...

Yes, of course, but it will be important that your mom list you both as a "person with knowledge of relevant facts" in response to requests for...

If you are merely talking conservatorship (custody) you would need to develop standing by having the child live with you six months, then file a...

How do I send a written response to a motion to transfer, and a petition to modify parent-child relationship??

You should file (1) a petition to modify, to address conservatorship and possession issues, and (2) a petition to enforce, to address the child...

Involuntary termination based of abandonment/step parent adoption?

These are the hardest and most expensive cases of any other than perhaps cases moving children in the presence of a geographic restriction. I...