My son has joint physical and legal custody of his 3 1/2 year old son with the child's mother in New York State.

First and foremost, a careful review of the final order should be his starting point. Most final orders involving custody and visitation get...

I'm being accused of domestic violence.

Your first and best option is to get an attorney to help you with your matter as soon as possible. If you cannot afford one, at least go apply for...

Unestablish paternity

In general, if a determination has been made by a child support agency that your are the father of a child (usually because the mother has claimed...

I agreed to allow my ex-husband to claim our son as a dependent every other year so long as he is current with child support.

Actually, independent of what he may think, under IRS regulation, he is not entitled to claim the dependant exemption at all, even if he is...

My son was just put on abeyance for shoplifting. He just got written up at school for drug related charges. Help!

This is a very stressful situation and school officials are sometimes too quick to act out against a child they have already determined is a...

How do I obtain a work permit (limited license)?

In Georgia, a third conviction for possession of controlled substances results in a designation of "Habitual Violator" for the purpose of how the...

When someone has a bond that requires a no contact, what is the info about getting a non violent contact?

In any case where there is a no-contact provision on bond conditions, if the victim goes to the prosecutor and requests that the bond conditions be...

Need to file a motion to set aside an order. Previous attorney instructed opposing counsel to remove certain clauses but did not

In Georgia, under OCGA § 9-11-60, a motion to set aside an order can be brought up to three years after the entry of that order under certain...

Does a child support payment have to be legally documented to actually count as a child support payment?

I agree with the first answer but would like to add the following: In Georgia, (and other jurisdictions) the right to child support is the child's...

You can only obtain a copy of a federal tax return which you yourself file or filed jointly. In other words, if your social security number is on...