What does this mean ? shall not be modifiable and that the court does not retain jurisdiction to modify these provisions.

My colleagues have provided excellent advice. I only wish to add that your brother must act IMMEDIATELY as there are very short timelines on his...

In my divorce decree it states that I am to maintain the house we lived in. In the legal world what does the word maintain mean

In addition to keeping the home in good repair, it can also mean keeping current with any mortgage, taxes, and insurance payments, and keeping...

Trying to move to Hawaii but scared I may lose my visitation and rights. Is that possible?

You will need to seek to modify your visitation in the jurisdiction that issued the custody/visitation orders. So if your custody case is in CA,...

If my children were adopted without my knowledge while I was in prison. Is it possible for me to reinstate my right's

You need to research the proceedings to find out what happened. It is possible your rights were terminated and you were served through...

Kinship adoption

You either need the consent of both biological parents, or you need to terminate their rights. This is a very complex area of the law, as parental...

Can we get him back?

Yes, you can fight this. There is no claim for pain and suffering, only for custodial placement. You need to get on record with social services...

No. When you are married, your husband is considered the father, even if he married you a day before the child was born and you never had sexual...

Remove step mothers name and add birth mother to papers

This cannot be done without your birth mother actually adopting you as an adult. Your step mother went through the legal proceedings necessary to...

CAN I FILE FOR CHILD ABANDONMENT IF THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD LEFT THE CHILD WITH ME FOR ALMOST A MONTH?

If the child has been in your state for at least 6 months (or the child's lifetime if the child is less than 6 months old) , and you have no...

So long as your husband agrees it is not his child and there is absolutely no way it could be his child, your divorce case should be allowed to...