Unless you have an order stating otherwise, yes, you have to tell the father where his child resides. If you believe that he is a threat that you...

Yours is a fact specific question that can't be answered without seeing the language of the decree. But I tend to agree that unless the language...

Relocation with a child requires careful planning, negotiating, and if those negotiations are unsuccessful, a motion to the court. When I wrote...

Immigration status does not affect the validity of a marriage. If a proper marriage license was obtained and an approved "officiant" (someone...

Usually an adoption ends the parental rights of the birth mother, but under a new law passed last session (AB115), more than one person can be on...

A shove may be defensive, but a slap is absolutely domestic violence. You don't have to beat someone to the point of hospitalization in order to be...

Assuming there are no existing custody orders (since you are still married and haven't filed for divorce), the answer is YES. You may take the...

The answer depends upon a couple of things: (1) what you agreed to do before (or after) divorce, and (2) what the decree says. First, if you...

If Dad lives in California, has little or no contact with the child, and has not paid child support, it is likely you will be given temporary joint...

Yes, you need to talk to a lawyer. It can be tricky when people change locks and deem property abandoned as the judge might not see it the same...