Adoption procedures in WA state

If the biological father is unwilling to agree to teminate his parnental rights, your only option is to try to get his parental rights terminated...

Is WA A State of virtue for child custody?

If there was a child custody determination in Ohio, most likely Ohio will retain original continuing jurisdiction to hear the case if at least one...

Emancipation

Ther are two types of emancipation in Wa. -- de jure and de facto. Emancipation can be a very difficult concept and courts do not grant petitons...

Does WA state law require the non custodial parent to pay child support when they have custoday of the child

Yes. In order to get relief from the obligation to pay support while the child is in your custody, the Order of child support would have to have...

Parent refusing to let other parent see children

You need to go see an attorney. As the mother of the child, you have an absolute riught to be with the child, while he has no rights at all absent...

Unfortunately, from a legal perspective, the only way to have a party terminate his own parental rigths is to have another Father step into his...

Filing a petition for paternity and child custody in WA state

You need to file a Petition for paternity and to establish a residential schedule. This will also establish his obligation to pay child suportt....

In WA, what is the time frame for getting an annulment

Thee is no time frame -- In Washington, you would file and serve a Petition for Invalidity of marriage -- the legislature does not use the term...

Child Custody

He probably intends to file a Peition to modify the parenting plan. The only real reason to hire an investigator is to try to find some evidence...

Child support responsibility in WA state, non-custodial parent's responsibilities

Unless you make a motion with the court to reduce your support obligation becuase of the amount of time the child is with you, you are still on the...