Usually yes, you can fight for your portion of the equity in the home, and maybe to keep it if you can afford to refinance it. Unless you have a...

Ms. Whitbeck is right. And you can get your name put on the birth certificate by filing for Paternity and Custody in the same action.

The answer depends upon the nature of your agreement with the attorney. Family law cases allow for "unbundled representation" - which means the...

Yes, a father is responsible to support his child even if he didn't marry the mother. This is a routine situation, and if he is on the birth...

Generally no, arrests do not constitute a "criminal" record, so if the landlord denied the lease based upon this, you could complain. But these...

Yes, it is legal for parents to put their children in bedrooms as they believe is appropriate. Parents are presumed to act in the best interest of...

No ethical attorney I know would advise a client to withhold a child until papers were signed. But that doesn't stop parents from doing it anyway....

I suggest you contact the mother to see if she will agree to terminate the payments, and file for a change in child support due to the emancipation...

First, the answer is "probably not" unless he's willing to reach an agreement. It's hard to get anythign done quickly in family court. But you...

Yes, the court can make taking of the parenting class as a condition of getting unsupervised visitation. it's a court order, and the court can...