Hire an attorney. Default proceedings are easily set aside so I would not waste a lot of time on this issue, regardless of whether the opposing...

What is the Rankin/Timmons rule?

You need to hire an attorney. if there is counsel on the other side and he is filing a motion to strike evidence, you would need to file a...

Can I move out of the country with my daughter?

If there is any kind of court order in Wa. relating to the custody and residential time with the child, you must comply with the relocation act...

Immigration Advice

Your boyfriend/husband will be filing two petitions for you contemporaneously -- the I-130 and I-485. Both Petitions require a variety of paperwork...

Custody of minor sister

Extremely complicated factual scenario which is impacted by third party custody law and gurdianship law. The biological Father has rights here that...

Parental child abduction

Ate there any court orders from Ca.? If so, that may be the best starting point. However, under the UCCJEA, a state loses jurisdiction if no one...

I have 2 counties with competing orders of custody, I followed one and am now due in court for contempt on the other, how?

Jurisdictional issues are very complex. I fear your only recourse is to find a way to hire an attorney. The different procedural rules are enough...

Do I have to send my ex my financial information?

The language seems clear and unequivocal -- you have to send her financial docs my May 1 regardless of what she does. If she fails to send you...

How old do i have to be to move out of my house?

It is extremely difficult to prove that your are emnacipated and it rarely happens. My best advice is to wait until you are 18 and them take the...

My ex took our children for a visit and never returned them to me at the scheduled time. He wont let me see or talk to them.

I agree with John. In these cases, I usually write a letter to the offending party first and lay down the law so to speak. If he doesn’t comply,...