This is not uncommon, unfortunately. You don't say how old your son is, but many law enforcement agencies will only take reports, not actually...

You may also wish to seek a confidential address through the California Secretary of State's "Safe at Home" program. Given that there is a Criminal...

Yes, you are supposed to be served for this hearing. I always hesitate to tell clients not to show up at a hearing they know about but were never...

In order to do an adoption, you have to terminate the mother's parental rights altogether. A guardianship suspends parental rights. It will be...

In the absence of something like a domestic violence restraining order or some other, similar language in your current custody orders, there is no...

You made an "adult" decision by having unprotected intercourse and now, if she files for child support and paternity is established (meaning it is...

How do I gain temporary custody of my nephews?

You can file for guardianship of them, and you should probably do so immediately to avoid the children potentially going into the foster care...

How do I get custody of my niece and nephew when parents aren’t in the picture ?

Depending on the reason they are living in two separate homes (i.e., by an order of dependency court, agreement of a parent without a court order,...

Can I foster my brother until our parent gets clean?

You can apply for guardianship of your sibling. However, you will need to be able to show that at 19, you are able to care for your baby brother on...

When an attorney comes into a case after it has already started, they are supposed to file a document entitled "Substitution of Attorney" and file...