Do I have to submit to a Paternity test inWA state after 12 yrs of raising my daughter as my own?

Although technically the previous answer is correct in that a court COULD order you to take a paternity test, I do not think the law would support...

If a decree was entered in a 3rd party custody case, and the biological parents were not given any visitation or stipulations...

If it is a final decree, the decree can only be modified on a showing of substantial change in circumstances. In order to make a major modification...

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My husband is kicking me out of the apartment, we have a 16 month old daughter, should I leave? Will I have legal problems?

If you have the financial ability to leave, I would seriously consider doing so. The dynamic you describe is innthe nature of a domestic violence...

Petition for Post-Secondary Support (child has graduated college)

Great question. This is definitely not the typical manner of proceeding with a request for post-secondary support. There may be significant...

Post Secondary Support-Can the %s be changed if the child is attending college & there is a substantial change in circumstances?

I would need to look at your particular court order to be certain, but as a general proposition, the percentages can be changed pursuant to an...

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VIsitation/Child Support Issues

The previous answer is kind of disturbing. The behavior you describe is also disturbing, and if your ex is refusing to provide you with an address...

Do I have grounds to modify custody, do I have change in circumstance?

If the North Dakota decree granting non-specific reasonable visitation is still the controlling parenting plan, that in itself could be the basis...

I have 50/50 custody and the custodial parent wants to move out of state to be with her military husband and i dont agree,

If the child is actually scheduled to reside equally with both of you, the mother does not get the legal presumption that normally favors a...

Will I have to continue paying daycare?

I think you will find different judges treating this issue differently. Certainly your ex is entitled, absent some order to the contrary, to have a...

Unwed parents, father seeks custody after 10 years of little to no contact, Can he get custody?

Absent some enormous deficiency or risk to the child in your household, a Washington court is not going to order a change in custody under these...