2 children live with her and I here in PA. PA doesn’t have jurisdiction over her son and WA doesn’t have jurisdiction over her daughters. How can a custody agreement be filed? Does it have to be filed separately for the son in WA and for the daughters here? Should we get an attorney?
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answered on Apr 3, 2023
This is an expensive mess. Ordinarily, both parties would file their divorce actions in each state and will serve each other in each other's state. Then, a motion for an interim order of custody gets filed in each state and each state's judge will hold a UCCJEA conference to determine... Read more »
My ex and his girlfriend recently moved his girlfriends parents into the home. Her father has Dementia and I am very concerned about him being around my child when she spends the night over there. People with dementia get confused easily and sometimes do things that are out of character or... Read more »
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answered on Apr 3, 2023
The daughters father can live with anyone he wants any time he wants as long as the child is not placed in imminent danger to life or health. Having a demented elderly parent is not a risk factor for a child, at least not without further information.
Hypothetically, if the elderly demented... Read more »
What is the next steps for him or me as a grandparent
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answered on Mar 31, 2023
The son can file for paternity (best to retain an attorney), and then be prepared to pay child support for eighteen years unless he litigates throughout. The asker will have difficulty in petitioning for grandparent visitation because the family statutes place the biological parents up front as... Read more »
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?
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
Support stopped on his bday the day before being admitted to Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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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?
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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 »
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 »
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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
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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 »
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.
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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?
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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 »
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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 »
Civil Personal Injury
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answered on Dec 18, 2022
This question is eye-catching because of what could be a discovery ruse that government defendants always pull and always get away with before sympathetic judges. There is not enough information here to opine exactly as to what is happening, but reading between the lines is possible.
There... Read more »
And if so what is the specific law that allows it
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answered on Dec 15, 2022
There is no law granting the public the right to record ACS as it violates citizens' rights just as there is no law granting people a right to attend a particular church. There is the First Amendment that empowers citizens in both acts, and there is no need to seek permission from government... Read more »
Heart still don't know if I can trust her..but it seems like she really wants to.....I don't know..help us put this behind us without anyone going to jail plz.
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answered on Dec 15, 2022
Playing with government is playing with fire. Once the woman gets a protection from abuse order, the targeted man can be arrested at any time whether he behaves well or not with the woman. Either the woman can dial 911, or someone else who knows of the PFA can dial 911. The charge is contempt of... Read more »
I have a multi family child support case. I was ordered to pay 20% of my income for my youngest child. I asked for consideration of my other kids hearing master said I had to show proof of child support payments. How am I supposed to show proof if they are in my custody? I asked to show me proof... Read more »
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answered on Dec 15, 2022
In this question, the asker is arguing with himself, and as such cannot get a cogent response from us.
In general terms, multiple orders of child support are not enough to offset one another. Typically, an order of support must be actually paid to count as a deduction against another order... Read more »
I want to proceed with a lawsuit against the fostercare agency which represented me during my youth for civil rights violations, financial fraud, as well as theft of services,& emotional psychological distress.
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answered on Dec 11, 2022
A tort statute is typically three years, but that is not the issue. The issue is whether the asker has standing to sue as a plaintiff against a foster care apparatus that included a family court. The answer will be no.
America's government creates problems for which they enact... Read more »
I live in NY
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answered on Dec 11, 2022
We really cannot tackle this question as we do not know whether the asker has a court order for custody or not. If the asker does, then we do not know what the order says: are modifications subject to reduction to a signed writing or not. If the order does not require signed writings, then possibly... Read more »
Shouldn't my lawyer have been told about the adoption process and adoption?
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answered on Nov 28, 2022
This is one of those questions that require too much decoding to properly answer. We do not know any of the procedural history of either the paternal grandparents or the maternal grandparents to opine on what one's lawyer should have known or not.
Ideally, the lawyer should have... Read more »
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