Unfortunately, if you accepted a plea deal, then you gave up the majority of your appeal rights. Even if this sentence was given at trial, all...

If Partner A told B they filed their marriage certificate, but secretly did not, Is this fraud, deception, crime?

In a criminal sense, generally there has to be something of monetary value taken as part of the elements of the crime. However, in the civil/family...

How do I go about adopting my step son?

Step-parent adoption requires either a showing of abandonment by the parent losing parental rights or their agreement to the adoption. In order to...

How can non custody parent mother get temporary custody of child when mother has placed her in a juvenile detention?

In New Mexico, a relative can gain temporary custody rights of a child they are taking care of by filing a Petition for Kinship-Guardianship with...

Want to take my child out of state and move to minn with my parents. I have no other family here or support. Can I move?

If there are any Court Orders (Like a Parenting Plan or a Custody Plan), they must be followed until they are modified by the Court, or they are...

The Statute of Limitations for a collection of debt on an account for which there was no signed contract is four (4) years. If there was a signed...

How can I help my brother stay out of prison on criminal charges in NM and CO he was on unsupervised probation in NM went to CO

Getting an attorney is extremely important. Helping him sign up for a public defender (in both states) is a good first step.

If a Court Order is being used improperly/incorrectly, filing a Motion in the Court that the Order is from, ask for a Court Order to stop the...

Can my sibling's former employer keep my car after he has been terminated for alleged embezzlement?

Whoever has a title with their name on it should be able to retrieve the car. While mechanics can put a lien on a car and keep it until the work is...

Now that I have custody of my kids do I still have to pay child support from when I didn't have custody and was ordered to pay t

Child Support Orders are Court Orders and can only be modified by the Court. If Child Support Enforcement is involved, sometimes a settlement can...