Even if no Responsive Dec is filed, the judge won’t order anything unless s/he thinks its in your child’s best interest - but no opposition helps. ...

You file it ex parte with 24 hours notice and ask the court for an order shortening time because of your deployment. That means the court can give...

DO I need an attorney?

With respect to you child support issue, you need to file a Determination of Arrears because it seems as though the vacated order is included...

Who is able to claim parental rights?

Only parents have parental rights — but parents can include adoptive parents. Others get custodial rights through guardianships.

Is there anything i could do to live somewhere else at 17?

They would have to file a petition to terminate the existing guardians and appoint them as guardians because present guardians are not acting in...

If he has filed his Response, you cannot default him; either call him and ask him to provide a copy or go to the court and ask the clerk to make...

How long does it take for a minute order to be void?

A Minute Order does not become void of it’s own accord. You would have to file a motion to have the order that it memorializes vacated.

What is the best method for mailing dirvoce papers to spouse?

It depends on what stage of the dissolution process you’re in and what needs to be mailed. If mail is the appropriate method of service (post...

My ex-husband said he would pick up the kids but never came, is that child abandonment?

Do you have a means of contacting him or he you? Why didn’t he pick them up?

If I hire a new divorce lawyer at this time. How can they assist me if I have been coerced into agreements I felt pressured into

You could hire a new attorney and ask that the agreement be vacated and set aside because of duress - but it depends on what actually happened, why...