You have a couple of options, depending upon your age. If you are over 16, employed, and able to care for yourself, you can seek emancipation....

The problem with these sorts of situations is providing enough proof to the judge that they really happened. If you've got them slapping your son...

The courts regularly allow what is called a "direct submission" when an attorney is required to prepare the order and the other party is...

Yes, there could be. Even if she invites you (the Adverse Party) to violate the TPO, it is still a crime to do so. Some DAs or City Attorneys...

It's not impossible, but it's exceptionally hard to undo an adoption after parental rights have been terminated. The law prefers stability for...

Yours is a tough one to answer without more information, but it will probably be ok to proceed with caution. If the abuse allegations came back...

Your options are limited, but let me start out with a general answer. There's not much you can do to force him to participate at this point,...

Alimony is modified only if you can show a 20% change in your income, and if the alimony was not expressly made non-modifiable in the decree. Of...

Most experienced child custody attorneys have experience with Judge Ritchie. Like most judges, he's going to make mistakes from time to time, and...

First, you should definitely file before she moves away to solidify your claim for custody, though by law she still should not be moving with the...