Your best option is to hire an attorney. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, generally states have options for people in that situation. If...

Can I have her charged with abandonment and have her right terminated?

You may petition the court to have the mother's parental rights terminated. However, courts hesitate in granting termination of parental rights. ...

A friend is wanting to give up all parental rights to a child, the child was not planned, and was kept a secret until the said c

His best option is to get the child out of the home by calling child protective services (especially if the child is being neglected and/or abused)...

How difficult is stepparent adoption when the father is unknown?

Its not do difficult but there is definitely a tedious process to do it. Usually for a stepparent adoption, you must first terminate the son's...

Do I still have to pay child support for my son if he dropped out of high school?

In short, you would likely need to pay child support regardless of whether your son is in school or not. However, a court generally does not like...

Will a notarized document (which I wrote up) for Consent to Terminate Parental Rights signed and dated hold up in court?

In short probably not. Termination of parental rights is granted by a judge. There are two statutes that address termination of parental rights:...

What do you file in lieu of a mechanics lien if payment has not been received and the deadline is over due to file the lien?

I see this all the time. What you would need to do is to file a lawsuit. Generally the claims would be for breach of contract and unjust...

Do personal injury cases usually go to court?

Generally a personal injury case does not go to trial. However, 95% of all civil cases do not go to trial. You may need to miss some work to do...

Child custody issue, possible attempt to kidnap.

Yes. If the mother is not following a court order (including the decree), the mother can be held in contempt of court. What would likely need to...

Need a UT family lawyer to put my sons interest first. Do I have a chance to change custody?

What would likely need to happen is for you to modify your decree. You may modify your decree if there is a "substantial change in circumstance". ...