Not, not unless you're court-ordered to do so or have adopted them.

Yes, but more importantly if she feels she is threatened with abuse now she needs to reach out to a counselor or other person in a similar position. She wouldn't lose all state assistance but really needs to talk to a social worker or similar.

To get an answer to this question, you really need to talk to a family lawyer near you. There are a number of questions that a lawyer needs to ask to give you an answer and explain how to achieve your goal of getting support.

First, you need to respond to the case--even if it's bogus doing nothing is not an optiion. They may be a group that does the collections for a doctor group. Attached to the complaint should be the bill. If you had health insrurance and they didn't cover you need to consider adding them... View More

This is improper. Explain that you will if necessary to get your child care file a complaint with the department of health and the consumer division of the AG's office. Under the ACA and other statutes your daughter has rights.

You should, by the way, see if she can get coverage under... View More

You can tell them you did not consent to the services they are billing you. If they have a debt collector call you you file a complaint with the medical board that licenses dentists.

The closer she gets to 18 the more rights she has. However, I'm not sure the hospital wouldn't want you there. Contact the hospital social worker because obviously there is pushback and just forcing yourself isn't going to help smoothe things out for either of you.

800-932--0313 is the abuse hotline for PA.

Another resource is the Pa. Domestic Abuse Coalition hotline which has resources at:

http://www.pcadv.org/Find-Help/

Good luck!

Yes. Any health provider or health insurer that pays for medical treatment for an injuryhas a lien for any injury case that comes from the injury that required the treatment. In the case of car crashes the insurance on the car for medical coverage comes first. They don't have a lien. Medicare... View More

Assuming it's for the doctors' office yes. Impersonal, bad atmosphere, but legal.

Workers' compensation does not provide any form of additional job security. If you have a union or a contract, that can provide additional protection. You may also obtain some job protection for 12 weeks under the FMLA. To answer your specific question, barring a contract to the contrary or... View More

Sounds like it. Fortunately you got to someone in time so this may be one of the thousands of "freebies" the medical profession gets each year--cases where the carelessness is caught in time before lasting harm happens, so the case is not worth the $30,000 or more it costs to handle a... View More

Abandonment is sketchy but not illegal, and your energies are better spent finding another doctor. If he is part of a large medical grouping--Geisinger, UPMC, Reading Hospital etc--call their patient care coordinator and explain your confusion and ask if they can give you a referral.

The employer can send the nurse, but you can refuse to allow them to attend the visit, and you can make clear to the doctor that you do not agree to them talking directly with the nurse. If you take this approach make sure that you have not signed any authorizations to allow the doctor to talk to... View More

Go see a local attorney about a guardianship.