I have a dear friend that is going to get his wages garnished for over $800.00 by ORS.

ORS does not garnish wages to collect alimony. They only do child support. If they are garnishing wages, it can only be because he owes child...

I agree with my colleagues above, but I wanted to make sure to note that you can avoid going to court to change custody if you can get your ex to...

Child support reinstated at 20?!

I agree that you need to speak to a North Carolina attorney to resolve this. Child support laws are broadly similar from state to state, but there...

What chances do I have as a father of getting full custody from my girl friends whose future husband beat her?

It is definitely a challenge to convince a court to grant dad full physical custody of a newborn, but it certainly can be done, and if ever there...

I want to dissolve my marriage with fault of the other half. I know this is a difficult way to end the marriage but need advice.

As Adam says, there really isn't any difference between a "fault" divorce and a "no-fault" one. Just file for divorce and put all the facts that...

Alimony and child support arrearages

It's difficult to say what your options are without more detail. Your husband's ex is only allowed to waive child support under very specific...

Custody questions..

By design, it is difficult to change a custody arrangement after the fact. The assumption by the courts is that kids need stability and...

If mother has lost rights to child and father was not on birth certificate does he still have rights

The short answer is yes, the father does still have rights, but that doesn't mean he automatically gets custody. Usually the best way to assert...

It doesn't sound to me like you have done anything to merit being held in contempt, although you may want to have someone review the decree to be...

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I would like to know how to begin the divorce process as the petitioner.

You begin the process by drafting, filing, and serving a Petition for Divorce. The Utah Courts website has some information on how to do this, but...