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... View 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... View 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... View 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... View 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... View 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... View More
My spouse brought a PFA case on me . We are under a temporary separation order. In the hearing we are all expecting the judge to quash the temp and allow us to live together in marital home.
After that, can one spouse refuse to live there and while leaving take the kid along with?... View More
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answered on Nov 28, 2022
There is not enough factual information here. What was the misconduct alleged to have brought about the PFA and what if any proceedings are currently taking place? Assuming the worst allegations, no PFA will be denied and the parent with the child can make an attempt to abscond with the child. Most... View More
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answered on Nov 24, 2022
In the absence of much additional information, this question is nearly impossible to answer. We will have to fill in some gaps in the facts.
We will assume the asker is the petitioner for spousal support which is known as "alimony" pending litigation (alimony pendents lite). The... View More
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answered on Nov 24, 2022
There isn't a question here, but we can intuit that this asker wants to know if the husband can sell a vehicle he gifted to the asker spouse. The answer is yes until the divorce is actually filed. Couples are free to transact business without legal permission. That is the essential nature of... View More
I hired a divorce attorney in mid 2020 and paid the retainer off in early 2021. The attorney worked throughout mid 2021 and 2022. The divorce is still not finalized because my ex-husband's attorney has been stalling with returning my attorney's calls and letters. My attorney informed... View More
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answered on Nov 24, 2022
The law of lawyering demands that attorney fees be reasonable. "Reasonable" means there must be an objective standard involved in the receipt of fees. That standard is typically an hourly fee for work performed.
This hourly scheme works wonders for an attorney who wants to abandon... View More
Father got full custody of children in August. I’m in the process of filing an appeal on that. Last month, I filed a custody modification due to ongoing reports of alleged abuse by the father. CPS was called by the ER and by the school. CPS worker blamed me for the calls and accused me of... View More
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answered on Dec 11, 2022
In New York, the appellate division's authority over custody of children is equal to that of either the Supreme or the Family Court. This means the appellate division can assign attorneys for the children, hold hearings, conferences and decide on both facts and law. The asker can request, and... View More
1. I appeared at Contempt of Court Hearing regarding Child Support but never filed an Entry of Appearance
2. Plaintiff was not present, I objected, it was overruled
3. Judge stated on the public record that the court adheres to all the laws of the Federal Constitution and the... View More
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answered on Nov 22, 2022
This asker posed this question on Avvo. This was the response:
This question leaves some unanswered question one of which is who is the obligee. Is the obligee the custodial parent or is it the government who obtained an assignment of the obligation. The impression from this narrative is... View More
Drug test by an oasis State facility
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answered on Nov 22, 2022
This is one of those questions that lack all of the detail needed to properly respond to. There is also missing an issue except to the extent that a "non-custodial parent's "girlfriend" already submitted to a hair follicle test.
There is a considerable body of case law... View More
Despite court 12 months of overwhelming evidence that I’m fine (forced to prove myself with a false TOP), they suspended visitation of my son. (Very punitive and abusive) , also enter all discovery is collected- not for me, do I strike that NOI the plaintiff submitted?
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answered on Nov 20, 2022
This question asks for legal advice as to whether to "strike" a note of issue, a filing the signals the end of the discovery phase of an action and commences the trial pages.
We here cannot provide legal advice. We are an information service that educates the public about the law... View More
I live in the state of Pa. I've been married to my husband for 6 years. My son's (7yo), bio father has recently stopped paying child support that we cordially agreed on after only paying for a year. I want to go through court and get it court ordered. But does my husband's income... View More
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answered on Nov 6, 2022
Pennsylvania law has long provided that a child support award is determined based upon the income of individuals who owe a duty of support to the child (the parents of the child). However, the Pennsylvania Superior Court deviated from that analysis, and considered the income of a parent’s new... View More
My daughter’s grandmother filed for custody and was granted temporary relief many of reasons given in petition were false. The judge who signed the Show For Cause granting the temporary reliefs, including custody of my daughter, was previously my attorney as a district attorney who represented me... View More
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answered on Nov 5, 2022
There are many convoluted questions here on Justia that give answering attorneys pause, and this is certainly one of them. The call of the question is whether the judge's order is ineffective given the facts of the question. Let's unpack the facts.
The asker's mother lied on... View More
The attorney sent a letter that states:
Dear Mr.___
I had an opportunity to meet with Ms. ____ regarding the outstanding property in your possession.
It is my understanding that you have the following items:
1. Kitchen table and four (4) chairs;
2.... View More
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answered on Nov 6, 2022
There is not enough information here to properly answer this question, so an assumption of facts is necessary. The impression here is that the couple were never married, and one partner went to a lawyer to maneuver a return of various personal items from the asker's parent, the other party to... View More
My parents are verbally abusive, and want to send me to a psych ward against my will. I don't believe that going into inpatient care is going to be the best option for me, but they don't care about my opinion. I believe the best option for me is to leave, as my parents won't let me... View More
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answered on Apr 13, 2024
Pennsylvania justice is similar to that of a farmer leading his cattle to slaughter. The reach of justice is beyond belief, and only good voting will fix the problem.
Pennsylvania has a legal fishing net known as a dependency proceeding. This is an aberration of a process that lassos... View More
My son is 19 basically working full time and pays his mother rent to live in her house ? Should I really be paying child support?
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answered on Apr 13, 2024
Yes. The cockamamie federal laws regarding child support were taken to the maximum in New York with a 21-year age out, and the burden of proof of the adult child's emancipation is on the non-custodial father. Voting carelessly carries enormous ramifications.
To undo child support with... View More
be funded until the age of 21. I gave up my son voluntarily after a year from adoption at the age of 13.5 years because he told me he could not stop attacking me. He has reactive attachment disorder (RAD).
I am 65 and want to retire, but I have another year until August 2025. Is there any... View More
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answered on Apr 9, 2024
We are not a repository of arguments that we can craft for general purposes. We know nothing of the case beyond the facts provided that a person adopted a child and gave him up to the foster care apparatus and continues to pay child support to that apparatus. We do not know if this support is... View More
We got married in Texas where I was stationed. But we both live in Pa. So question is where would I file the divorce paperwork, in Pa or Texas?
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answered on Apr 1, 2024
The question is too vague. We are not told how long the asker's residency was in either state to determine whether either state has jurisdiction to hear the divorce action.
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