How long do i have to respond to a petition to terminate my parental rights in california? And what do I put in my response?

You should be availed a Court-appointed attorney. You'd have virtually no chance and no credibility in defending on your own. This is the Family...

?!? Since D.C.S.S. is Petitioner, isn't "other parent" indigent? Unless you have good cause to doubt her indigency, you seem to be inviting the...

I,m in need of a lawyer that can help me. I was ski racer into my 30's. U.S. Ski team, Olympic team and 2 time world champion.

You validate my preference for cross-country skiing and my tonsillectomy nightmare of barreling down slopes. Seriously, I looked for an hint...

Instead of getting emancipated is there any way the judge will let me stay with another adult ?

I already addressed this. Say, you write much better than many (eejit) adults here. I'd work on turning your parents' position around; maybe,...

My ex husband wants to terminate my parental rights (see details)

My understanding is that you are entitled to a Court-appointed attorney. I would work diligently with a therapist to improve my parenting and my...

How am I suppose to support myself if im trying to get emancipated and I am 15? you have to be 16 to get a job.

Not true as to age. Just watch TV or movies for awhile. 15 is very young. Even as a rebellious kid in revolutionary times in 1968 I knew that...

How do you calculate the interest on back child support of $1000 per mo x10 yrs + interest on that for another 10 yrs and 7 mos?

You should ask the S.D. Co. Dept. of Child Support Services to handle this. It's free. Or, you can pay an attorney by the hour or (possibly) on...

Will i be able to get emancipated If another adult is willing to take me in?

Your parents have veto power unless you somehow get married or enlist in the military.

Ex wifes boyfriend attacked me. Do I file the TRO in the family law case or as a seperate civil action?

Have the BF prosecuted criminally. If you have evidence that BF had X-W's aiding, abetting, or collusion then Family Court would seem appropriate.

In Ross v. Murphy (1952) 113 Cal.App.2d 453; it is stated: "When a case is tried by the court without a jury and the judge signs

If the judge is disqualified retroactively to the hearing, then the order is not to be signed.