My step-son has been failing school miserably for the last two years and my husband and I would like to change custody. How?

The proper procedure would be a motion to modify the existing custody order. An ex parte motion for immediate custody change is an extraordinary...

Can you explain right of first refusal in divorce?

The precise answer you need is contained in the language of your decree of divorce. Typically, decrees in our area allow the non-custodial parent...

Is it true a qdro is not required for IRA marital division assets in NY?

Nolo is an attempt at one-size-fits-all public education about the law. It is not legal advice. For the precise information you need to achieve...

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I am 40 and draw ssdi and getting divorced Can I draw off of his SSA since he made 3 times what I made? He is 39 and still work

Eligibility for Social Security benefits at age 40 is limited to disability benefits on one's own account (or on the account of a deceased parent...

Can i sue the judge, SSDI, the hospitals or the doctors who have let me have over 50 life threatening ER visits since June 2008?

None of the people or facilities you blame are legally responsibility for your medical condition. It is unclear how a "judge has failed many tomes...

Unless the $95 was expressly accepted as payment in full, the receptionist's error does not excuse your obligation to pay. Billings for medical...

The owner of the trailer may well be the estate of your brother. If no estate proceedings were commenced at the time of his death, that legal...

My mom passed away in feb 2014 , no will. how do i become representative of her estate.

My condolences on your loss, and sympathy for having to manage these issues at this difficult time. Your needs will be best met by retaining...

Ssi children's auxiliary benefits, both parents disabled, not together, should father receive credit toward child support

Your understanding of this situation is very inaccurate and incomplete. First of all, to get the terminology straight, Supplemental Security...

Can I adopt my two step sons even though my husband has joint physical custody with there mother?

Adoption is not feasible because the parental rights of the mother must first be terminated, and although she is failing your standards,...