What are my rights as a mother

An unmarried mother automatically has custody, and he will need to establish paternity to have visitation rights (or be obligated to pay support)....

If a wife up and leaves and she takes personal belongings.... does she have the legal rights to come back 3 months later.

Yes she has the right to return if you have not filed for divorce and specifically for an order barring her from the residence. It will be...

I need a paternity test but done for a child i signed the birth certificate but i have been trying for 12 straight years

You can file for relief from paternity if test results show you ard not the father, unless you knew that at the time (3119.962). I have not yet...

Am I able to just go too NY and ask for my daughter?

It depends on the terms of the custody papers - and the willingness of the local police to enforce. Obtaining an updated order to return child may...

My husband is paying alimony to his ex-wife and she lives with another man. My husband got laid off Should he still have to pay?

It depends on the way your divorce decree is written. If the Court didn't specifically retain jurisdiction to modify spousal support then the Court...

Natural father wants to request full custody and/or visitation with 12 year old son.

You will need to either intervene in whatever proceeding is pending, or file suit in the state that is the child's "home state," which depends on...

What rights do I have as a biological daughter if there is NO will in the state of OH? Step kids say i get nothing.

Too many possible variables involved to give a quick answer depending on whether there is a surviving spouse, any other children with that...

How can I lower my child support

Ohio child support guidelines do provide a credit to a parent who has other children that will decrease the amount of income the support amount is...

I need to know if I can get custody, or SOMETHING (I heard emergency temporary custody) of my little brother. [14]

It should be possible, but the main issues will be where to file, how quickly the court can act, and whether you will be able to timely enroll him...

If I have guardenship of someone & move out of state is the gaurdianship still good in the state I move to

Ohio law (2109.21(C)(3) permits out of state guardians of the person, but I would check with a local attorney as to what your county's practice is,...

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