I have an open adoption. I also have another child. Can I request the court to have my child and the child i placed in adoption

I have read your exchange with Ms. Whitbeck and agree completely. Adoption is as if born to you. Your child and the child placed are biologically...

Ms. Whitbeck and Mr. Pickard set forth the only options. Until 18 your mom is in control, unless dad steps up. Try having a serious adult...

Can a judge use my new spouses income to increase my child support in las Vegas

A judge has the discretion to consider numerous items in making a determination as to child support, if that judge chooses to deviate. If you are...

My boyfriend and I are expecting and he already has a son in Utah how would child support be modified?

You will not like what I say. You knew about the prior child when you got pregnant. The first child should not receive less because the dad...

Restraining Order & Child Visitations/Support

Absent a Decree of Custody that sets forth a Visitation/Custody schedule, there will be no orders once the TPO expires. Dad's rights will be equal...

Do grandparents have any rights to see their grandchildren when their children have divorced in the state of Nevada?

My colleagues are of course correct. 3rd parties (including grandparents) have very specific requisites to be able to get visitation against the...

We are married, am I still entitled to half of our house if I signed a deed stating I don't want ownership of home?

If your spouse can prove that you intended to gift her the home, you would not be entitled. But as is more likely the case, as you described, the...

We have a house together and are discussing divorce. Am I able to live elsewhere and still be treated equally in court?

Most attorneys in Nevada who specialize in family law do charge a consult fee, but it is money well spent. Nevada does not have an abandonment...

If it has been three years, what have you been doing regarding summer expenses? The only way for clarification absent the Decree providing, is a...

How can we stop child support for my 23 y/o step son living in NV for almost 2 years - not a student? New Jersey home state.

If the state of New Jersey is still owed money because a parent was receiving assistance for the child for a period of time, the state can continue...