As an in pro per, how do I obtain a continuance on my own Family Court motion(s)?

Well, you could file an ex-parte Request for Order (form FL-300) explaining good cause for a continuance. Of course, you will have to appear in...

Can I start custody papers for an unborn child

You may nominate a guardian and/or individual or couple to adopt your child. You might participate in the pre-birth filing of papers in family...

Will I be able to get sole physical custody of my daughter?

It can be quite a challenge, sometimes, to prove chemical dependency. But it would be a mistake not to bring it up. He might admit it. Was any...

Well, there are different rules that can be applied. The court MUST dismiss a filing if there has been no RESPONSE or DEFAULT after 3 years. The...

1. Do you own a house (or other real property?) Jurisdiction over real property (generally) arises in the state where the real property is...

Some unknown person sent divorce notice to my husband.

That's a tough one. I presume that your husband is not the individual who was married to the lady in the divorce case in Louisiana. He was notified...

If in divorce but after marriage I filed suit for Pension dis. I wasn't pd full monthly amount & won suit would ex be entitled

Well, if contributions were made to the pension during the marriage, then some portion of the pension proceeds belong to the community estate. If...

How can I get out of Spousal support

Well, it's complicated. There's a statute called family code 4320, which lays out a list of considerations that the court must address when...

Details on the separation of siblings in child custody?

There is a rule that comes to us from an old case called "In re marriage of Williams", which states that it was an error for the court to make an...

How likely is it that someone will get a domestic violence restraining order against someone just for annoying emails?

To get a restraining order based on emails, the petitioner would have to prove that the emails are actually, objectively, harassing. The emails...