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0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody for Tennessee on
Q: The woman I was married to signed my child's birth certificate as the father. Is this legal?

She then took out an order of protection, and has my child. I'm trying to get my baby back. Is there anything I can do?

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Indiana on
Q: I need to file a motion in contempt for several issues in family court. I need to know how to file for multiple issues.

Violating parenting time order

Violating court ordered therapy for children

Violating initial agreement for living accommodations

Removed my access to children’s medical records

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Apr 25, 2024

A motion for contempt is not a DIY project. You need to consult an attorney with experience in the area of family law in or near the county of the court that issued the orders being violated. It is very easy for an inexperienced attorney--much less a layperson--to fail to satisfy the specificity... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for North Carolina on
Q: Is it a conflict of interest if my husband's divorce/custody lawyer is married to our child's current school teacher?

Is it an issue worth pursuing to have the lawyer removed from the case? My husband's lawyer's wife is our daughter's current teacher and has been privy to information from myself and from our daughter regarding our upcoming separation and would be a potential witness in a custody case.

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for New York on
Q: My daughter lives in NY, her children live w/their dad in Fl. He does not follow the MSA & holds them 4 ransom ea visit

We have spent over $30,000 on lawyers and have never been helped and he just keeps breaking the rules. How can she get help making him follow the law? No one can help her and we have no more money to help her. He has alienated the children and blocked her phone number. If they call her they are... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Divorce, Family Law, Child Custody and Child Support for Vermont on
Q: Will a contempt filing from my ex be viewed as vindictive by the court?

My ex and I have gotten along for the last 12 years with minimal issues. Neither of us ever filed for modifications when there were changes in income (specifically, mine went up, she stopped working) or either of us had another child. A few years after the divorce I doubled what I paid her in child... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody for Wisconsin on
Q: Can I contest a gaurdianship of a minor wrongfully taken??

Child wrongfully taken cps not helpful mother unfit

0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody for Ohio on
Q: Hello, How much is a custody battle cost?

My daughter is married and has been separated for quite some time. She and my son in law had an agreement with custody. He has decided to not give my grandsons back. He said he is keeping them. How can this happen?

0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody, Divorce and Family Law for Washington on
Q: Can I get full custody of my kids?

My husband has been verbally abusive but last night escalated. He yelled at my eight year old son and squeezed his head with both hands while yelling in is face. My son is rightfully upset and scared. My husband also told me he wanted to hit him but did not. He told me he is not meant to have kids... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody for Connecticut on
Q: Do I have to make my 16 year old live with her father if she doesn't want to? What can he legally do to me if I don't?

There is no custody agreement or court involved. He only wants my daughter to live with him because he believes she is hanging out with the wrong crowd. While that is a good reason, my daughter is not hanging with the wrong crowd. She does not want to live with him. She's almost 17. I'm... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody and Child Support for Alabama on
Q: Can DHR stop your child support payments from coming in if they have put your children somewhere else & a safety plan

is put in place, or does the paying parent have to stop the payments?

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody and Domestic Violence for California on
Q: Father of my child lost custody due to abuse to the mother, me. I currently have a restraining order against him.

I currently have full custody of my child; however, I was recently notified by his parole he has undergone community service. Can I make this permanent? My child will be turning 2 in May.

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answered on Apr 24, 2024

In California, you can seek to make the current custody arrangement permanent by requesting a long-term or "permanent" custody order from the court. Given the history of abuse and the existing restraining order, you have a strong case for maintaining full custody of your child. Here are... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Appeals / Appellate Law and Child Custody for Minnesota on
Q: What is the deadline to start and file an appeal in a custody case in Minnesota?

There is an order dated entered on March 21, 2024.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Appeals / Appellate Law and Child Custody for Minnesota on
Q: What is the deadline to start and file an appeal in a custody case in Minnesota?

There is an order dated entered on March 21, 2024.

Robert Kane
Robert Kane
answered on Apr 24, 2024

In most cases, the deadline for filing is 60 days from the date of the final court order. Your case may differ depending on your specific case.

Rob Kane

Eagan Family Law Attorney Minnesota

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Adoption and Child Custody for Arkansas on
Q: I need to know the beginning steps of begin the process of “taking away the parental rights of a non custodial parent?

The biological father hasn’t been active(no calls, support, ect) in his biological daughter life since she was 1 years old. She’s 9 now. I want to information on how to get the progress going? Do you have yo contact the father of the child? What department do I need to contact ?

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Texas on
Q: Do I get my kids for the last weekend in May after school ends?

My papers say that I get my kids the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Friday of every month. My summer possession are as follows I get two weeks in June and two weeks in July. The papers also state that I get them in the summer for my regularly weekend visits, but that is not what I was told when they where... View More

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Apr 24, 2024

First and most importantly, your summer possession schedule is determined by exactly what your possession order says.

Normally, under the standard possession schedule in Texas, you get your weekDAY (typically Thursday) period of possession only during the school year, but you get your...
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0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Juvenile Law for Arkansas on
Q: Our 16 year old granddaughter has asked to live with us after her Dad remarried . He and new wife are now angry and

Isolating her from us, friends , etc. There are a lot more questionable things but what are our visiting rights? Her rights choosing where to live? Or do we just need to call DHS?

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Oklahoma on
Q: My question is regarding the disposition hearing of guardianship of a minor child. I had custody of a minor child who is

Her uncle now has guardianship of her. I am not a blood relative but had the child for 2 and 1/2 years before he got the guardianship of her. I was awarded temporary guardianship of her before he got her. Is there anything that I can do at a disposition docket hearing that would allow me to get... View More

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