Once an adoption is finalized, any agreements that you will definitely see your child post-adoption are not enforceable. So there may be some...

My daughter is giving up her right to her unborn child to me. what do I need to do to legally adopt the baby

Find an attorney who handles a lot of adoptions. You don't mention what the bio-father situation is; that will matter. If the bio-mother is willing...

My friend wants me and my husband to adopt her baby when it's born. What do I do

Find an attorney who handles a lot of adoptions, and ask if they handle "independent adoptions." You don't mention what the bio-father situation...

After a promise of child custody, can it be contest?

Look to your orders. If you are the joint managing parent with decision-making on residence, you can usually designate another relative other than...

Child support being paid through a trust.

At the very least, it sounds like it might be wise to at LEAST, upon each distribution to you, pay that amount of $ to state disbursement unit, to...

Does husband who choked wife and ask do you want to die in front of kids likely to get custody of children?

The default in SAPCR orders is standard possession, which is unsupervised roughly 1st, 3rd, 5th weekends, month in summer, alternating holidays....

I need to know how to properly request a name change for my son on my divorce papers and where to put the request in at?

After the original petition to divorce bit as document title, add "AND FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF CHILD" You need to include the following in the...

What do I do if my ex is changing things through the divorce behind my back?

I agree with Ms. Anderson that executing a waiver MIGHT only make you party to the suit and do no more. However, a lot of waivers of service...

Texas Marriage Laws for Minor with a Baby ?

I agree with everything the other attorneys who answered have said. One further point: If your mom is "primary parent" with a lot of the primary...

Can i get dna results from hair fibers on a child i suspect is mine?

If child less than 30 days old, you can still register with Paternity Registry--helps you in certain circumstances. If you want to voluntarily...