How will the judge decide if two married parents going through a divorce both want primary custody?

Custody is a very subjective subject. There are numerous factors that the Judge is suppose to consider. However, since you have acted as the...

Child support for sibling group?

I cannot guarantee that your child support will change because I don't know what your current order is. However, where each parent has a child and...

How do I terminate my daughter's father parental rights?

You can only terminate his rights if you have a husband ready to step in and adopt your daughter. Regardless of how bad the father is, Courts in...

I have temporary custody of our grandson due to drug abuse. Does temporary custody turn into full custody after one year?

No, it doesn't automatically turn in to full custody. However, the longer the child remains in your custody and the parents aren't cleaning up...

How do I get a guardian at litum?

You must request a Guardian ad Litem be appointed. You need to make a formal request to the Judge. You may also want to consider hiring your own...

You look at the class that a child is in when he turns 18. So, if he is in the Class of 2018, child support ends no later than 2018, when that...

You state that you went to court to make your sister the temporary guardian. So, what you need to do is go back to that court and petition the...

What does my ex wife need to do to drop my arrears in child support in tennessee?

There is no legal way to "drop all arrears." If she is not interested in collecting the arrears, that's a different story. You need to contact your...

It depends on what you mean by "signed custody." Did you sign a paper and give it to your mother? Or was there a Court Order that gave her custody?...

Will a state (TN) allow arrears, that are collected after the person is an adult, to be paid to anyone but the custodial parent?

I'm not aware of any law or provision that allows that. The money is not the child's, it belongs to the mom.