No, what he's doing is extortion. He can't legally refuse to return the children for any reason, and he can't demand money if he didn't make that...

It usually happens because some paralegal somewhere told them that they would pay a smaller filing fee if they do it in a remote county. Sometimes...

Though your impulse to get your husband into therapy is great, there is no legal way to do it without a separate legal action. Most of the time, we...

You've taken the first effective step in preventing a unilateral relocation - don't consent to the passport. But no steps are totally foolproof. ...

Notaries are not attorneys and it's never a good idea to get their advice. They are not trained in anything more than notarizing a document - which...

What is your question? If it's "what can I do about it?" then I would say you could ask the court for an increase in child support to cover the...

No, divorce and child custody are typically handled at the same time in a single case. But even if the domestic violence occurred, she must still...

A notary's signature, if the proper language was used and they stamped the document, doesn't need to be independently varified. But an agreement...

The answer is really, "possibly yes." But it's hard to say for two reasons: (1) because the facts supporting the move have to be clearly...

Yes, she can. Child support is a function of income, calculated as a percentage of gross income. Even if you have 50/50 timeshare (called "joint...