I provide all expenses for me and my daughter except for a house. My mother is making it extremely difficult for me to parent my daughter. I live in franklin county, pa, which said they do not recognize emancipation. Is there any way for me to bypass that?
answered on Mar 21, 2023
Pennsylvania is a very weird bird when it comes to minors (people under 18 years of age). Pennsylvania allows minors to file 'private petitions' and recognizes minors as having standing when they lost access to both parents. However, all courts treat minors as minors even though this... Read more »
My girlfriend and (soon to be ex) wife have engaged in physical altercations, she is not allowed on the property anymore for trying to run gf over and running car through her house, she is always trying to find an excuse to get out and hang around and be close to me and talk to me, she was given... Read more »
answered on Mar 21, 2023
A judge does not have jurisdiction over a school to enter an order to compel a bus driver to drop off a child to a parent. However, if the school has such a service, the asker is free to avail himself of that service consistent with the demands of the other parent. This certainly does not help the... Read more »
I've been supporting my child and paying far more than my support obligation. But I haven't been paying it through the state as required in the order because my ex-wife won't pay for anything. So I pay for school, camps, sports, all of that. Now I have an arrearage and my ex wants me... Read more »
answered on Mar 21, 2023
There are two kinds of jail inmates today: the ones who were convicted and sentenced to crimes, and young parents. We got that by voting carelessly.
Without an understanding of what the asker's arrearage actually is, we cannot offer an accurate answer, though that is not what the asker... Read more »
This judge requires the orders to be hand delivered. The attorney will not respond to me. What can I do?
Thank you Christopher for replying on both platforms. After opening dispute with the state bar, I have suddenly received signed orders.
Thanks for you help!
answered on Feb 19, 2023
There is not enough information here to answer this question. Could this withholding be caused by a fee dispute? Is the opponent reneging on part of the proposed order? We do not know.
Support stopped on his bday the day before being admitted to Memorial Sloan Kettering.
answered on Feb 16, 2023
There is a sweeping change to New York's child support law, but it applies to mental disabilities and only extends the age out to twenty six (26).
The new law amends the domestic relations law and the family court act to allow custodial parents or caregivers of children with... Read more »
Do I have to pay her?
answered on Feb 13, 2023
Assuming there was an order of support payable to the grandmother, then yes, arrears are due that grandmother no matter the age of the subject child. There is a twenty year statute of limitations for collections of arrears, so a fifteen year obligation is still due and owing.
If there was... Read more »
What can I do? What's a proper defense? Can anyone help me?
answered on Feb 10, 2023
Youth Services cases are the most revealing as to how the law operates against the citizen. Every conceivable protection against abuses of the judiciary are flipped around and made to abuse the parent undergoing one of these cases.
First and foremost, the asker must understand there is a... Read more »
I've been the only income for pretty much the whole 6 yr relationship. We have a 4yr old daughter. He's stayed home with her. And still refuses to get a job now that she's in headstart. And it's been nothing but emotional abuse and gaslighting. I have 3 son's from a... Read more »
answered on Feb 10, 2023
This by no means is a "better" answer than that of my colleague. This merely supplements to a small extent an already effective response.
The asker must retain counsel. One cannot possibly rely on the integrity, impartiality and independence of the Pennsylvania judiciary.... Read more »
She took them did not notified me or answers my calls
answered on Jan 29, 2023
The universal principle in effect is that absent a family/matrimonial court order of custody, the parents are free to go anywhere they want at any time they want. The owe an accounting to no one. However, once parents appear in a court to obtain an order of custody and visitation, then all the... Read more »
answered on Jan 17, 2023
Phrased another way, is the question can CPS default or impute a positive refused drug test? Yes they can and so can the judge in the case.
answered on Jan 17, 2023
The key to adjusting and modifying any child dependency matter is to convince the child protective apparatus to go along with an idea to keep the child under the government's supervision while the biological father raises the child the best he can. Without further information, we cannot opine:... Read more »
answered on Jan 17, 2023
The question as is makes no sense, and the asker is best advised to retain legal counsel for his court action.
Toddler does not know grandparent and has never had relationship with said person . They are forcing it via court . If toddler is screaming , crying , throwing up not to go due to fear , do I still have to send toddler ? To avoid them claiming im keeping toddler away
answered on Jan 12, 2023
After reading this article, we can take a stab at answering this question:
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/01/03/a-dehumanizing-place-new-york-citys-family-courts-are-in-crisis-and-need-more-judges-state-panel-reports/?slreturn=20230012122510
This article indicates that... Read more »
He says her new boyfriend verbally threatened him the night before.
answered on Dec 29, 2022
This is exactly the situation that family courts are established and operating: parents who need a bit of jail and child access controls only the state can give.
Both parties lived out of Ohio state as US citizens at the time of application but spouse listed a false former Lake County address on the application. Marriage ceremony took place in Lake County, OH. Provide Next Steps Please.
answered on Dec 27, 2022
We cannot provide legal advice and guidance here. Ohio does not require residency to marry. Outsiders simply file for a marriage license in the county where the ceremony will take place. Using an old address means nothing. Also, there are no easy outs. An error in providing pedigree information... Read more »
2. When was the 1936 marriage 3 day "gin law" passed, and would it have been enacted or enforceable?
answered on Dec 25, 2022
Certainly every state had residency requirements in 1936 as did New York. The law distributing marital property upon divorce was different than it is today, but residency was a factor in being able to marry.
Another factor of circumstance is that without an internet and computer record... Read more »
answered on Dec 23, 2022
In a world where everyone follows the law and court orders, the ex is supposed to leave so as to avoid triggering an arrest. However, more realistically, if the holder of the PFA sees the ex, she should think about avoiding the scene and leaving. This will protect the holder of the PFA from... Read more »
My lawyer filed my Counterclaim but he left out alimony as a claim. Can I type a new document to add “Count V - Alimony” to be joined to my original Counterclaim that was already filed or do I have to write the entire counterclaim word for word with Amended Counterclaim as the heading and then... Read more »
answered on Dec 22, 2022
We really cannot go behind the back of an asker's lawyer and provide hip-pocket guidance and advice. The asker must address her concerns with her lawyer.
There are many reasons why alimony is not an appropriate prayer for relief. Both parties may be huge earners who would not qualify... Read more »
I’ll be having my Son on the 21st of December, my mother is staying in an assisted living place for homeless people. She is a current addict. My father passed away 6 months ago. He only had temporary custody of me when he passed away. Since he’s passed I’ve been passed from sibling to sibling... Read more »
answered on Dec 19, 2022
There is no such process as "emancipation" in any state. Perhaps the real question here is whether there is a process to advance a child's age to eighteen years of age by operation of law: a process to make a child into an adult. That does not exist, and the asker remains a child... Read more »
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