If the Mother has custody can she move out of state if there is a open case on joint custody?

If your case is still pending, you should review the Summons of your petition either for divorce or parentage. On the second page of the summons,...

You were separated in 1997, therefore, there is almost no chance that you would have to worry about the house you purchased over a decade after...

The one caveat that I would add to the prior post is that where community efforts increase the value of a separate property business, it becomes...

Of As If August 31 I Will Have Been Married Ten Years. If I File Now For Divorce Wil It Still Be A Long Term Marriage

I agree with the previous posters. The fact of the matter is, I have had cases in which two parties were married for four years, and one party...

Do i need to cancel my divorce "order to show cause" court date

By statute, you do have to participate in mediation. However, I wouldn't cancel the court date. Instead I would go to court the day of the...

Can I get full custody of my three month old son ?

I agree with the prior response. The only thing I'd add is that if you can show evidence of your ex's drug use (this can be accomplished with...

Child support calculations and possible deductions is this targeted toward one specific type of financial bracket?

I agree with the prior poster with the following caveat: it may matter if the half-siblings are older or younger than your 13 year old son. Many...

Hardship deductions are almost exclusively related to an individual's children from prior relationships (in other words judge's usually won't lower...

Was it right for child protective services to take my son from me based on speculation?

By law DCFS cannot remove a child for that long (60 days) without so much as an initial detention hearing in juvenile court. It sounds like there...

Can I prevent my wife from leaving out of state with my three children?

Appeals are highly costly and granted roughly 5% of the time. The more realistic thing to do would be to work with mom to try to give you a...