Ms. Straus is right, a motion to strike a pleading is not favored in Family Court. There is a procedure to object to specific statements in a...

I'm 17 and my dad has full custody of me and my siblings can I choose who I want to stay with?

Ideally, your father would just say OK to your moving in with her and if not, your mother would file a request for order requesting the change. ...

Ms. Amira is right. You need to file a response to his moving papers which describes why his request for orders should be denied (unless you agree...

Child Visitation: Suspending my visits due to COVID-19.

No you would not be with the court for rescheduling or cancelling visitation where it would endanger the visiting child or the members of your...

What can I do in high conflict custody dispute?

If you choose to file an RFO, you will need to show that there is an emergency that requires the immediate intervention by the court. I'd be very...

You should get a copy of what was filed in January if you don't already have one. If the documents include a judgment then it should just be a...

If you do move, you will be violating the automatic restraining orders prohibiting you from taking the child outside CA and any other orders...

Covid-19 stay-at-home being used to restrict me from seeing my child

My advice is to file a RFO to enforce the order. It probably won't be heard any time soon because the courts are closed to all but immediate...

This is obviously going to be a divorce case so I moved it to the Divorce and Separation category on AVVO. You can look for attorneys in that...

Tax law gives the child related credits and deductions to the parent who has the child in their care for more than half of the year. The parties...