Proof of Stepfather adoption

You didn't mention what state the adoption and name change occurred in. Was it New Jersey. It appears that you are in Atlantic City now....

Living Off-Campus follow-up

You make a good argument. There is not uniform answer to this question. But yes, if the pattern has been for the parents to divide the room...

My fiance is facing a charge of Escape from state custody. He left from a work release program. What are his chances on a plea b

It's hard to say what his chances are without looking at the whole file. If he has already been punished once for the same charge, that evidence...

What is likely to happen...

You'll be charged as a juvenile offender and prosecuted in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part. It looks like you...

If the non custodial parent has never spent any real time with a minor child (6 years old),can they just up and take them

Well they can if you don't stop them. It would help you had a court order. If you believe that the non-custodial parent poses a danger to the...

Unless you made some special deal, the Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) would still apply. In New Jersey, re-marriage will put an end to...

I live in NJ w/ my son who is 5 to be near family who have been helping me out. The mother is in Iowa. How do I obtain custody?

Here's the good news and the bad news. The good news is that based on what you're saying, you probably have a strong chance of getting custody. The...

Can I get my fingerprints expunged from the FBI database?

I don't think you can remove your fingerprints from the database. In fact, in this day and age, it would be quite difficult to purge your records...

My boyfriend's ex-wife interferes with his parenting time and our lives. When we had his son stay for overnight's at our home,

If she is harassing you, stalking you, or terrorizing you, your boyfriend can file a domestic violence complaint against her and obtain a...

I have two children, 17 and 14. the oldest has not seen bio father in five years the 14 year old in a year and a half.

Sometimes, unfortunately, judges order "reunification therapy" arbitrarily, like it's a magic wand that will fix years and bad blood and fractured...