Can I sign a notarized letter to give custody of minor to my adult child in lieu of going to court?

Give her a power of attorney. You can probably find one online.

Can my ex wife modify our custody schedule

Don't be worried that she is "threatening" to go to court. The judges have the children's best interests in mind, and if you have a varied work...

Yes, you need to file a TRO before the EPO expires or he will be able to come home. File asap to protect yourself and to buy some time so that you...

DCSS doesn't represent you. They represent your children, basically. You can do discovery, subpoena documents, take his deposition, request a...

If there is no court order custody on a child, the child has been with one parent their whole life, can that count as custody?

I agree with Mr. Thompson. Before you go on your trip, go to court and get custody and visitation orders so that if anything funny happens when...

Is there any way I can get court ordered papers so that I can take my son out of country if I'm going through divorce?

It may not be treated like an emergency, but file ex parte anyways. At the very least, the court will set it out for hearing before the holidays. ...

What to do when the mother of my child refuses to sign the declaration of paternity??

You will need to file a Petition to Determine Parental Relationship, which is form FL-200.

Daughter will turn 18 yrs in March 2014. Will my child support be automatically stop?

Child support stops when your child either turns 18 or graduates from high school. So if your child is 18 in March but doesn't graduate until...

Can I file to start a custody hearing while waiting for a TRO hearing?

Yes, you can. If you weren't married, you want to file a parentage action and a request for order. If you were married, you want to file a...

Whats the average a father has to pay for child support

There are some other factors that might be taken into consideration, such as some kind of hardship, how many other children you might have, etc.,...