Can my children's father lower his child support?

He can seek a modification of the current support order by showing that there has been a substantial change of financial circumstances since the...

Contempt of court is willful disobedience of a court's order. The critical word here is /willful/ - a person can only be found in contempt if it...

We are doing an uncontested step parent adoption with my daughter and need help with paperwork

It is not a good idea to handle this on your own. Getting legal petitions approved is generally much more complicated than simply filling out the...

Can i take my daughter from my mother if my mother has guardian ship of my daughter? How do I get my daughter back?

It's impossible to say how you address this situation without knowing how your mother was granted guardianship. If you granted it to her...

No one can tell you the meaning of a legal document without having had the chance to personally review it. That said, if the Court ordered you both...

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No, that does not make the order invalid. You may want to file a motion to amend your petition and motions to show the correct name, but clerical...

In addition to the statute cited by Mr. Stevens, this matter is addressed by ORS 419B.005 defines "child abuse" to include, among many other...

I am the biological father, what are the Texas laws on abandonment.

The state that you live in doesn't matter - as you seem to already know, what matters for child custody purpose is the state that issued any...

Is there any attorney in the Jackson county Oregon (Medford) could charge a flat fee for one court appearance

Most courts don't have any program to allow people to "volunteer to give back." Courts generally don't need untrained volunteer work. There could...

Child support

You'll have to file a response to his motion, perhaps with a counterclaim. Without knowing the procedural details, it's hard to say much more. You...