Do I need to contact CPS if the mother of my children uses drugs?

I agree this is something you shouldn't leave unreported. In the least, you need to file an ex parte application to change custody based upon...

Can a parent get in trouble for constantly placing their child uneccesarily in lock up/ treatment facilities. The child is surpr

There are many troubling facts in your question and many facts that lead to further questions. It sounds like a case that may warrant the...

What are the chances my girlfriend will get full custody of her son?

Also, she might try to negotiate something with the father before filing in court. If he only has every other weekend and the move is just to...

Family Law - Defining specific terms of a child custody and visitation order?

Attorney's fees ordered in a Judgment or Order After Hearing belong to the party, not his/her attorney, and they can serve many different purposes....

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FCS Evaluations are not available in every county so that may not even be an option for you. Some private evaluators are more expensive than...

If CPS recommends custody change following child abuse by paternal grandmother (who lives with them) will the court order change

With the CPS involvement that you have described, you should consult a juvenile dependency attorney as recommended. From the perspective of an...

How far in advance and in what form do I need to notify the father of my children that I'm moving out of state?

If you have never had any custody orders, then there is no black and white answer or specific requirement. But if you leave in the middle of the...

Legal custody is separate from physical custody. If the only order you have that addresses legal custody clearly states that it is joint, then I...

Past mental health used against you in family law custody case?

The effect this is going to have will depend on how much contact you have had with your children in the time since you got clean and if there have...

Time it takes to finalize divorce papers after technical rejection of first documentation

I have had many cases in Contra Costa County and unless you get in front of a Judge with the judgment as the first poster recommended, it takes a...