I want to know the step by step process of adopting a friend's 1 yr old son.

Step 1 - HIRE AN ATTORNEY who does adoptions. Step 2 - see step 1. This is too complex to do it on your own so if you are serious you should...

Can the state change my son's last name without my consent?

Well if dad is ordered to pay child support then at some point the court had to declare him to be the father of the child. May have been in the...

Can my daughters abusive live in boyfriend make her move back to tx with there child?

The boyfriend can't make her move anywhere. But the real question is has boyfriend been established as child's father and does he have...

He needs to file a petition asking for visitation in the Juvenile court of the county where mother and child live. He needs a lawyer as the process...

Can my niece legally move back to the county she was raised in even if she has already been to Juvenile court were she lives?

As to your question I see nothing in the facts you presented that prevent your niece from moving. I also see nothing about whether boyfriend is...

Well if DCS has custody you can offer yourself as a relative placement. You would need to find out who the caseworker is on the case and contact...

Got married wife bought her own ring, divorced after 10 months.now wife is demanding payment for the money spent on the ring

Let wife (or ex-wife as the case may be) keep the ring. If the divorce is ongoing you may want to consult with an attorney.

If one party of a divorce hires an attorney, and the other cannot. What would happen to the person that cannot afford one.

It would most likely be like a wolf and a sheep debating on what to have for dinner.

Is it legal for a newspaper to print accusations on innocent people before a case is tried in court?

Did you ever see that movie "Absence of Malice" with Paul Newman and Sally Fields? Generally speaking it is harder to prove a libel or slander case...

I fell at Krogers December 1, 2011, broke my hip on an unmarked raised drain.

OK I am confused. What is a "raised drain"? Typically a drain on a floor would be level or lower than the floor due to the law of GRAVITY. How...