Legal advice for a domestic abuse situation with an immigrant family.

She files a Petition for dissolution and advises the court she wants to relocate with the child to India -- Immigration is not the issue. it won;t...

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What If one or both parents do not pay the expenses of Guardian ad Litem to start his job while court ordered to appoint GAL?

The court will not be pleased at all and may take action against both parties for failure to comply with a court order.

Will this paternity action address visitation rights for me?

In Wa., a paternity action filed by the state will not address visitation -- you will have a right to visitation, but no schedule will be set. I...

How do i start with getting my daughter back in the state so i can have visitation.

If she is the custodial parent and did not comply with the relocation act, you will need to hire an attorney to force her back. THis is assuming of...

if he never got served, the court has no jurisdiction over him and it is unlikely that the police will do anything. You cannot file custodial...

My parenting plan doesn't specify drop off and pick up times. It says evening. Is there a standard time for what evening means

No. If it is unspecified, you need to come to an agreement that is reduced to writing to avoid conflict.

You cannot use the statement of any child in court, it is inadmissible hearsay. If you use a text message from a party, it must be reduced to a...

Ex turning child against me about religion - can anything be done?

Who can say -- there is no bright line rule. Each parent can raise the child in whatever religion they choose.

Ex is remarrying

Difficult to say. These cases a fact specific and driven by the facts, so to make a broad assessment is difficult if not impossible. What I can say...

I plan on trying to get emancipated and wana do it over summer

What is the question? Be warned, emancipation is very rarely granted and usually is reserved for teens who have independent means, i.e. a lot of...