I have legal guardianship of my niece and her biological father wants to come visit her supervise , do I have to ask permission

The dependency court appointed you as the legal guardian and issues orders as to parents visitation rights. If they are to be supervised, are you...

Can my child mother come visit her at school even though there is an order for no visitaion.

Give the school a copy of the order! No means No!

Can I appoint guardianship if baby is in CPS custody but not ward of court?

The child is a dependent child of the court, not a ward. Wards are delinquent minors-minors before the court due to criminal conduct. In order...

Can I petition for custody of my niece since she is in a potential harmful situation and neglected with her biological mother?

I need more facts. Where were the reports of neglect and abuse filed? Was there a dependency case filed in juvenile court? There is a hotline...

State: California Would a judge even consider terminating temporary guardianship after 10 years?

You left out some important facts. The guardianship cannot be temporary for 10 years, it must be permanent, but you can seek to terminate it and...

I have guardianship of my teen age niece she's a dependcy of juvenile Court , how can I relinquish my guardianship ?,

Since your niece is in dependency court, and you are the legal guardian, that court can order the guardianship terminated. When the petition was...

Can a criminal court change a family court living arrangement? Take child from my home and place him in other parents home?

Your son is in juvenile delinquency court and if he is on probation he is subject to the jurisdiction of that court. The court's orders trump the...

Verbal and occasional physical abuse, how can I prove it for getting full custody

You need to obtain a DV restraining order. Put all of the facts in your declaration and go to the self help desk at your local courthouse for...

Getting custody of nephews

The dependency court will not consider placement with you as long as the father is living there. I am sure that you were told this by CPS and...

You didn't state when the baby was detained. CPS has 48 hours, not including weekends or holidays, to file a petition in dependency court. They...