My kids father came to pick up my kids for a visit and now refuses to bring them back. What can I do to get them back?

Go pick them up! Contact law enforcement report them as kidnapped. File a motion with the court here to establish custody orders with you as the...

How do the courts handle a parent who is lying to paint the other person as unfit, without real evidence?

Family law cases are often only he said, she said. When there is only testimony for the judge to review it comes down to the credibility of the...

Restraining orders are serious business. I strongly suggest you hire an attorney to help you, immediately. A failure to act, or file the...

I was awarded full legal and physical custody of my girls, and im now wanting to move to Arizona for better job opportunity.

Move away cases are very complex. Because you have sole physical custody, you have the presumptive right to move with the children. As he only...

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I've been served with divorce papers in CA. What happens if you don't fill out assets and income/expense form?

You are required to serve the Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure; "either concurrently with the response to the Petition, or within 60 days of...

Breaking a restraining order.

No she is not breaking the order. She can't, only you can. you cannot respond to the letter. However, take a copy of it, along with a copy of...

My ex-husband has no custody and cancelled my son's appointment with his therapist, against court orders.

First, you should give a copy of the orders to the therapist so that in the future they will not allow him to cancel appointments or discuss...

Does the paternal grandmother have any legal rights for visitation?

The only thing I would add to my colleagues answer, is that you DO have legal and physical custody. Once you have it, it is unlikely they will...

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Can domestic violence and substance abuse be good enough reason to temporarily take away custody?

The very short answer is yes, it can. If he has been violent with you or with your child family code section 3044 applies. (You did not state so...

My ex-husband did not declare his annual bonus when we made child support agreements. Can I file for retro-active support?

If there is an existing court order for support, you cannot retroactively modify it, unless the court reserved jurisdiction to do so. (This is not...