It seems you may need to file for guardianship. If you contact the court in the county you live, they may have a self-help center that can help...

No, you don’t need to be related to obtain a guardianship. There’s different types of investigations into the appropriateness of the guardianship,...

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The child support amount he's ordered to pay takes into account who will claim the child. If the order allows you to claim your child, you can do...

You didn't provide any sort of details about your case, but some filings require you serve the other party with notice that you're filing. If...

What CWS can do, should do, or will do is a mystery. That depends more on the social worker than the city you live in. They can take them for...

It's almost never a good idea to start asking the children questions. Even if mother was asking these questions, it might be more harmful all the...

Do you have to pay for a custody lawyer in order to go to court to try to get custody if I'm not married to my daughters mother?

No, you don’t need an attorney, although it’s never a bad idea. The problem with that is you typically don’t realize you “need” an attorney until...

If CWS discovers you are using marijuana, even for medical reasons, they may get involved. There isn't a great deal of case law on point, in...

Can a parent with 50/50 custody take a child away from the other parent when he's not in the state 50/50 was done?

If the most current order grants you joint custody, and your ex has violated that order, you can bring a contempt actions against him in family...

Divorce and what I can do?

First, it would be a great idea for you to find a family law attorney here in Visalia. Depending on the facts of your case you may be entitled to...