How can I get my kids back from a protection order?

This is a case where I too suggest you get an attorney. You have quite a hurdle to get over given you were arrested, presumably for domestic...

Need to establish paternity and get custody.

Generally speaking, no child support is required unless paternity is admitted or proven. If you doubt that you are the father, then you need to...

My husband and I are completing the on line Divorce Decree. This is an uncontested divorce.

Ms. Whitbeck is right - this process is full of little traps and snags that you will only discover later when you try to enforce the decree. ...

What should I do if the custodial parent is denying an up and coming visitation?

First, look at the language of the order. Did it contemplate a move to SLC? If not, then the minimum expectation would be that you would arrange...

How do you go about changing custody agreements due to the other parent facing jail time for drug charges?

This is first a jurisdictional question, so you should hire an attorney to assist you. That said, you said the child "lives in Arizona" so I'm...

A formal guardianship will help , though they can be revoked. It takes a court action to establish one, and it takes another court action to...

I completely agree with my collegues, but I want to emphasize one point Ms. Whitbeck assumes: that you consented to your daughter's move to...

How do I file for full custody of my two kids.

First, there are two different types of "custody:" legal and physical. Legal custody deals with the ability of the parents to be part of major...

Husband of 32 years just left me, says it is a separation, what is the first thing I should do to protect me financially

Voluntary "separation" does nothing to protect you. Unless you work through the courts to separate your property and finances, you are still...

Divorce/ Closing on a house. I don't want to be part of it.

I agree with Ms. Whitbeck. As long as you are not signing the loan documents, you will not be responsible for the mortgage. Nor will you appear on...