Your situation is a bit complex, but there may be some options. For someone born and adopted in California, all legal proceedings would take...

You are not his legal father and have no parental rights. A step-parent adoption would be required for you to become his father. This would also...

Adoptions are not easy to set aside, and any motion to do that has to be brought within a short period after the adoption occurs. If the...

As a 17-year-old, you don't have the legal right to move out of your parents' home without their consent. Have you asked them whether they would...

You need to report these concerns to your foster family caseworker and to the child's caseworker.

Please think carefully before trying to go out on your own at age 16. While it sounds so tempting to be "free," the statistics show that as a...

You should apply for legal guardianship ASAP. If you weren't leaving California within the next two weeks, I would urge you to apply there....

You need to consult an attorney to review the facts of the case and determine what steps you must take to preserve your legal rights under these...

The reality is that, due to your prior record, CPS will likely be called to the hospital when you give birth. After that, a lot depends on how long...

A legal name change must be ordered by a court, and cannot be granted or denied based solely on DNA testing. Also, it seems very odd that a job...