I have filed for paternity. As part of the paternity agreement, I want to change my daughter's last name.

Is the Mother consenting to the name change? If not, you must show the Court good cause why it would be beneficial to the child to change his/her...

How will a magistrate calculate the custodial parents income when she lost her job.

So she lost her job the business day prior to the hearing? Did the GM find that timing too convenient. Depending what evidence about her "job...

How a father can get custody of kids when never married to their mother.

Your friend needs to file a Petition to Determine Paternity ASAP. He does not have any rights until he files. Prior to him filing the mother can...

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What is the visitation for living away from children that over 150 miles but in the same state?

There is no set time sharing schedule for in state timesharing when a parent lives 150 miles away. However, absent good cause most courts would at...

If I married my boyfriend that pays child support if we married do they consider my salary for his child support?

You need to speak with a Maryland attorney about what the Courts there consider in calculating income for child support. If his child support...

I live in NY, child support order in FL. Case manager used NY guidelines to determine support is that right? Should I appeal?

I agree with Mr. Buckley, I never heard of using a different state guidelines for a Florida case. I handle many case in which one party lives in...

Can the Simplified Dissolution of Marriage petition be filed by mailing the paperwork to the clerk of the circuit court?

You can mail the paperwork back to the Clerk of Court with the proper filing fees to FILE the case. However you both most appear at the file...

My daughters biological father will not give her back to me.

If the Father's rights have not been established by the Courts, you legally have the right to demand that he (or his Mother) return the child. You...

My 16 year old just got served with papers for a lawsuit for me. Is this legal? I thought they had to be 18

In FL any full time resident over 16 can be served on behalf of a co-resident.

I am dismissing my Family Law attorney. I am asking for a refund. Their defense was outrageously inadequate and incompetent.

Your best recourse might be to have your new attorney draft something to your old attorney. If that doesn't work you might want to contact the...