No contact or support since 2012 from bio father, husband wants to adopt. No idea where bio dad is. Where do I start?

You have to file for a step parent adoption and to terminate the parental rights of the bio dad. You can receive assistance from the self help...

Dependency court allowed abusive father custody of sibling that wasn't abused w/o serving non abusive non custodial parent

You need to provide more facts. If you are a parent, you are served with a copy of the petition at the detention hearing. If there was a juvenile...

How long does supervised visition last ruled by the juvenile courts?

I assume the juvenile custody order was made by the dependency court. When you say child services dropped the case, you probably mean that the...

It is a statement of what the witness is going to testify to.

Do I have to subpoena a police record in order to get it or is there a way around it?

If it's a police report, you have to subpoena the custodian of records or the individual officer that wrote the report. The only way to circumvent...

Can an oral motion be made on the day of trial in a divorce case?

It depends on the judge and what you are trying to do.

No jury trial in divorces. The u.s. constitution does not apply, it is the state constitution that applies.

Why is my wife NOT allowed to participate in mediation/court hearings,with me regarding my daughter from a previous relationship

Your wife is not a party and the mediator can choose not to include her.

Can my son's bio dad try to get back parental rights 3 years after step parent adoption?

Generally, an adoption is final unless overturned on appeal. He would have to try to set it aside based on procedurally grounds, i.e., he was not...

Absolutely, if they believe that your children are at risk. Your children should have no contact whatsoever with him.