12 yr cutting herself wants to live w her brothers grandma. She is not legally related. Dad is doing treatment and fights mom.

You can file for 3rd party custody, or you can report the matter to CPS. Thank you for being willing to stand up for a child in a bad situation....

When you're 17 yo in Washington state can you legally leave whithout a income? When theyre in a place raising their siblings?

Your parents still legally have guardianship over you at 17 unless you file for emancipation. Here is a link with details on how to...

I am interested in third party grandparent custody. Please advise of lawyers in Seattle area that will offer free consultation?

Elise Buie Family Law Group offers a free consultation, and reasonable fees, with experience in 3rd party custody. This type of custody can be...

Case law

I would start by contacting the UW or Seattle U law libraries and see if you can visit them to go through case law that way. Often the law...

CS modification question

It means that child support is calculated based on the number of children in the case. So say a mother has 1 child with a man in this particular...

Scope of GAL investigation and report

You are right in identifying the language "All issues related to making a parenting plan for these children" and this is what the GAL will be...

How can I protect myself if moving out of state with my husband, knowing we may be headed for divorce?

Thank you for posting this. I understand your desire to want to protect yourself in this situation and it sounds like there may be quite a few...

I would just like to reiterate the recommendation to hire a GAL, I believe in your case it could be a big help given the information that you have...

Should I still be paying child support?

It depends, are they still being claimed as a Dependant and being supported by that parent? You can look into doing a child support modification,...

What documents would you need to marry an illegal alen that has crossed the border illegal in the state of alabama

I would suggest you speak with an immigration attorney before you do anything. The process you would need to go through is obtaining a fiance or...