My stepson got a girl pregnant and they are not going to stay together. What should he do to protect his rights to see the baby?

First, he can register with the paternity registry NOW to make sure he'd get notice regarding termination of rights/adoption involving the child....

My daughter was put in a placement by cps over marijuana use but have not given us a drug test in over 3 months what can I do?

It is unclear, and very important, whether you signed a PCSP or a form acknowledging a "placement" which is a term of art. If this has gone legal,...

Estate planning, along with usual attendant documents, is the only way I'm aware of to declare your disdain for your sister and have legal...

I think you answered your own question and realize you are not to contact your daughter. Having the right to designate her primary residency...

How to obtain legal custody of niece after brother was murdered by the mother of his child.

How much contact had you had with the niece before the death (my condolences!)? How old is the child? You may or may not have actual standing to...

....sometimes the police and detectives don't actually know the law. Shocking, but true. I've actually listened recently to a recording and the...

Final Decree of Divorce: Property and Debt, Community Property vs Separate Property

Yes, you are still married. Purchases made during this time are presumptively marital property. Earnings from your jobs, marital property. You...

Cps wants my husband and I to take a drug test I've read everywhere not to let them in your house and you don't have to take.

The problem with giving you general advice is that sometimes it is indeed true that compliance with a limited request is actually needed to close a...

Where do I go from here??

You couldn't have gone to court Oct 2015; you likely meant 2014. Do make sure you get a FILESTAMPED copy to know for certain it has been filed!...

Student out of status and get divorce

This question would likely be better answered if posted in the Immigration section.