Do I have to include my husbands income into the child support modification paperwork?

Your new spouse's income won't be included in the child support calculation. You may have to provide it on the Affidavit of Financial Information,...

Child support

You will have a chance to appear in court or file a written response contesting any allegations she's made against you. If she has filed for child...

My 13 yr son has not heard from or seen his father in over a year, we do receive child support based on equal parenting time .

Child support may change when the child reaches 12+ years old (small amount, less than 10%). But you should probably get child support modified to...

I agreed not to have ex's wages garnished because he said he'd start sending $ & was filing modification - how do I change it?

Look at the forms for "Requesting an Income Withholding Order without Notice" on the Maricopa County Superior Court website. You may need your...

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My sister is having a baby and both her and her boyfriend want to give the baby to my husband and I, what do we do?

This would be a difficult process that would probably require an experience adoption or family law attorney. Most likely, the natural parents would...

Do I really need an attorney to represent me for full custody?

It would depend on the specifics of the case. If the father is not very involved, he may be willing to agree to give you sole custody. You would be...

Do lawyers ever do pro bono work out of the kindness of their heart just to help out a mother in desperate need of help

In my experience, lawyers rarely do pro bono work for family or custody issues. You would either have to appeal the trial ruling, ask for...

I had a child out of wedlock and my ex recently changed the locks, closed the joint account and is keeping my daughter from me

It sounds like there might be drug or child abuse in this case, if the father is asking for temporary orders with notice. If the father has...

Can I get sole custody without involving a father?

If you leave him off the birth certificate and you were never married, the father would have to establish paternity and custody in court before he...

If my husband has sole legal physical custody of his son and the mom moves out of state, what can we legally do?

It's possible to terminate someone's parental rights, but only under specific circumstances. It's a complicated legal process and you would...