Prior to 18, the son will need the consent of both legal parents to do a name change. If you had married the mom and done a stepparent adoption,...

I requested my all documents from my case (settled) but got a envelope w missing flashdrive all my personal info was on!?

Truthfully, no one has any idea where it is. Your lawyer will not know. The post office will not know. It sounds like you know what happened - it...

SAY IT"S OK FOR ATTYS NOT TO REGISTRA FOR YEARS ? Why make some attys to follow the rules?

I, also, am dying to know what in the world you are talking about. All attorneys are required to be licensed to practice after passing the Bar exam...

Can my sister move backup her home state with her daughter?

No one can answer based on the facts you provided. Were the parents married to each other? If not married, has the father been declared the legal...

You will know because it is required to be personally served on you.

If on H1-B visa for how long do I need to have adopted a child and do I need to be living overseas with her until then?

I will move this to the immigration category.

Is there a time limit to schedule dates for a civil domestic violence restraining order already in progress?

This is extremely unusual. However, if you are the protected party, this delay does not harm you. The delay only harms the restrained party who has...

What is my best course of action to enforce visitations and to prove the other parent disobeyed are joint legal custody

You definitely need to bring this to the attention of a judge by filing an RFO. Judges do not like it when one parent violates court orders and...

You have every right to have custody and visitation of your biological child. This right comes from the fact that he is your child, and has nothing...

Is it my responsibility to pick-up and drop-off our child if we have Joint Physical and Legal?

If there are no court orders, it is no one's specific responsibility. So, it's not yours, and not the other parent's, which means you have to work...