We have guardianship of our nephew but mom doesn't pay full child support and never has?

If she’s the natural parent of the child, she can always request vacating the guardianship. That doesn’t necessarily mean that she will win her...

We received court status update paperwork in the mail over a guardianship case. Should I be worried?

Not knowing the contents of the status update request, it is a possibility, but your first priority is to ensure that the annual reviews are...

Do I need a lawyer? am I in the wrong?

I placed this in Contracts and Agreements, because it’s more appropriate than general practice. From what you’ve described, keep copies of any...

Do I have to get a divorce for a marriage that was never valid?

This is a complicated matter. I see issues potentially serious civil and/or criminal liability for you. You need to not discuss this publicly and...

How can I resolve this custody issue ?

Starting with Ms. Allison’s guidance, you may want to bring anything you have which can serve as visitation or child support records when you see...

I went ahead and moved this to child support. While Oklahoma does have a somewhat Byzantine child support calculator, the only place to enter...

How can I get an accounting of the irrevocable trust from the trustee? The trustee just sent me the beneficiary a check!

I’d begin by writing a series of demand letters to the Trustee(s) asking for an accounting of the Trust assets. If that doesn’t work, then I’d...

How can I drop my kids last name they have 2 hyphenated it’s to long ?

The easiest way around this is to file name changes for the older children. Their father will have to consent to the legal name change. Hiring an...

If a felony is charged as four counts, that means that there are four discrete incidents of a given behavior which are being addressed in one court...

Depending on the California guardianship paperwork, the schools may refuse to enroll the child locally. Since this is a voluntary transfer of...