Was I legally married if I didn't send the paperwork to the state I live in?
To legally marry, you need to sign a marriage license, along with your spouse and an authorized officiant (and, likely, witnesses) and file it with...
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To legally marry, you need to sign a marriage license, along with your spouse and an authorized officiant (and, likely, witnesses) and file it with...
No. Child support is assessed from the date the first request is filed, not from the date the child is born. This is particularly so if paternity...
Your girlfriend has no legal basis to claim that you should pay her regular payments of money in support. However, she might, potentially, have a...
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That doesn't sound like something someone could sue you over, all by itself. A divorce judgment will generally indicate whether a person's name is...
A parent can never unilaterally terminate another parent's parental rights. If they could, then disgruntled co-parents would be trying it...
It's impossible to say what would have happened. (We lawyers hate hypothetical questions. The answer to every legal question is, "It depends.")...
A general principle of the law is that you can only sue someone to recover damages that you actually suffered. If someone crashes into your car and...
No law prohibits you from moving, unless a court has ordered you not to following a properly held hearing. But if you move, and DHS has reason to...
You are subject to testing for the duration of diversion. Don't play games with this. Assume you might be tested any time.
First of all, contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as "pressing charges" for private persons. Only the District Attorney (or United...