You have a number of options. You can garnish his wages, or go through the legal process to put a lien against his home/business, if there is any...

If my sons birth father is not on his birth certificate can he fight the adoption process

A step parent adoption tends to be fairly straightforward, but will involve the Court's examination of the biological father's status in the...

Is texting a way of communication in the courts eyes?

I generally tell my clients to try to communicate as much as possible through email or via text message - and to save the emails and text messages!...

If you have already signed and filed the Petition for Dissolution, you need to read the Standard Temporary Restraining Orders on the second page of...

My wife filed for separation but I have not been served and it's only been 2 days. I want a divorce instead. What can I do?

If you want a divorce instead of a legal separation, you can simply fill out your Response to her petition to request a dissolution of marriage. ...

Can I elect to file my own motion to recover legal fees spent on my divorce?

Yes, you can, if you are now in propria persona, but your chances of success are much better if you have an attorney for that. There are a number...

HOw much should a divorce in CA with no children, no shared accounts, mutually agreed division of items - cost?

It sounds as though your lawyer believed you and your husband had an agreement pretty much worked out when she quoted you $5,000 to get done - and,...

Can i stop my daughter from being adopted?

The standard the Court has to consider is what is in the best interests of your child. That is, whether it is in the child's best interest to be...

Stepfather adoption

You should be aware that for stepfather and mother to assert that he is the biological dad, knowing that this is not true, amounts to perjury and...

My husband is trying to adopt my child, I would like to know the process and the cost we are low income but we would like

You can move forward with something called a stepparent adoption, provided the child's biological father is really out of the picture. You are...