Where can I seek help with dealing with a emotionally abusive ex -mother in law.

You should not accept that behavior from the ex-MIL. I agree with my colleague; file a RFO seeking either to regulate the conduct of the ex-MIL,...

My 14 year old friend has been left alone for 48 hours. Should she call the police

Was the absence of the parents something that was known was going to happen? Or did the parents just disappear? Is your friend afraid for her...

Yes. You do have rights. A voluntary plan is just that: voluntary. You can stop at any time. The problem with non-compliance with the voluntary...

Is drug use while pregnant considered unlawful and child abuse?

A fetus is not a child and does not enjoy the same protections. There is no child abuse as to an unborn child. There would thus be no duty under...

Guidelines for traveling to another state?

Your child custody order does not require prior written consent or court order for interstate travel therefore there can be no violation should you...

The obligor must continue to pay child support as ordered until that order is replaced by another, reflecting current income. The obligor is...

Yesterday the Visitation Monitor went off on me IN FRONT OF MY CHILD PUBLICLY. Is there any agency to lodge a complaint?

Agree with my colleagues; cannot use tape as evidence of anything as it is an illegal recording. HOWEVER, I disagree to not report it. I would do...

Will I be in trouble with the courts or go to jail if my daughter does not participate in the therapy?

You don't say whether it is a dependency court or a family court that has made this order for your child to have therapy with her estranged father....

If I refuse to allow the DNA test does he have any rights to take me to court?

If parental rights were terminated, recourse, if any, would be through the juvenile court. This man is out of luck. TPR is designed to provide...

Can the judge modify custody or just visitation? Will the holiday schedule be nullified or remain intact?

Ok so here is the deal. Your daughter is 16 and the court is going to listen to her requests to live with her Dad. You need to accept that;...