You cannot cut this man out of his child's life because he made mistakes which have cost him years of his life. People make mistakes and go to...

How do I go about changing custody order from both parents having joint custody to having it just myself having physical custody

If you have joint legal custody, then you need to take a copy of your order to her school and insist that you be notified of EVERYTHING. Also, most...

How long will the process take once the judge has granted the petition of dropping the hyphenated last name?

If he is not going to be traveling out of the country, then file the name change first and then do the passport application. Otherwise you will be...

Can an ex-spouse withhold personal property from the non-custodial parent for failure to keep current with spousal support.

If the Judgment said he was to turn them over to you, then, no, he has no right to withhold them and is in violation of that court order if he does.

I'm 16 my dad has full custody of me and I want to live with my mom what can I do to change that ?

Talk to your counselor at school and show her the bedbug bites. That should get DCFS involved to investigate and may or may not result in a change...

At what age can a child be asked about how they feel about the custody arrangements

The courts do not like having a child testify in court against one of the child's parents. That affects the parent-child relationship for a long...

Yes, he can, but since you two are separated, any profit from renting out a room in the community home will have to be accounted for in your...

If your daughter dies, then her spouse would be the choice for custody UNLESS he declines, which might be the case if their marriage was short term...

If you signed a Voluntary Declaration of Disclosure at the hospital when the children were born, then that is your proof you are legally their...

My x husband found my cell phone and is using txt message in my phone againced me in family court.

I would ask for them to be excluded on grounds of violation of your rights of privacy. He knew he was invading your privacy when he snooped into...