You may have to follow the PA relocation procedure. Your question really needs to be addressed by an attorney in an in person consultation during which the logistics of your ex's move and your prospective one, along with those of your custody arrangement, can be carefully reviewed in detail.

There are procedures to be filed in the court system. If paternity testing was done. the court needs to officially determine that he is the father, which obviously seems unnecessary to you since the results of the testing point to him. However, the orderly process of the court must be followed. You... View More

You'll take care of custody in PA, where the child has lived for six months.

One reason why the PA relocation statute was enacted was to avoid having a parent to move so far from the other parent as to substantially interfere with that parent's custodial time without that other parent's permission or court approval. So, theoretically, someone can move out of... View More

I see absolutely no reason why she should be able to cme in your house absent a court order to that effect.

Children do not have the legal right to determine with whom they reside. The court can consider the wishes of any child and give those wishes the consideration they're due based on the age and maturity of the child. There is no magic age at which a child gets to choose, other 18, at which time... View More

I agree with Attorney Hall - you will need to look to AZ law for the answer to this question.

You should contact your local Domestic Relations Office for an explanation. There's no way any of us on this side of the screen can do that for you.

Child support orders in PA are driven by income as well as custody. Whether having the second child could impact the amount of the support order depends on several factors, including whether there is a support order for the second child and how much of the paying parent's income would be taken... View More

Apparently you father's will didn't name an alternate executor. In that case, a new one will have to be appointed. You and your sister and agree as to which of you may take that role or ask that one be appointed by the court. You can serve as co-executors as well. I highly recommend that... View More

"De novo" means that the court is to look at the case with fresh eyes. It does not mean that the judge may not look at papers already filed in the case. He/she is really just not supposed to review the report and recommendations of the master that set forth the first equitable... View More

I'm confused as to what sort of "no contact" order that would have resulted from the petitioner having been angry would last for 6 years. In PA, Protection from Abuse Orders extend for no more than 3 years, but I see your location is posted as being in MD. Your husband needs to... View More

No. In fact more often than not people negotiate and enter into such an agreement after the divorce complaint has been filed. There is nothing to prevent you, however, from entering into an agreement before you file for a divorce. Just be sure you have legal advice before you sign anything.

It sounds like he's already been arrested and charged. It's never a good idea to not show up for court. You can try speaking with the District Attorney's Office to see if they'll drop the charges.

I suggest that you Google the unit and, if there's a pending class action suit, contact the litigation group that filed the complaint.

The support guidelines take into account someone's income and generally not their expenses, except for child-related expenses such as daycare. In addition, the court can consider the fact that you have another support order but, in my experience, when the numbers are calculated, the fact of a... View More

Please see my response to your other inquiry on this same issue.

If she has the ability to maintain employment, you can argue that she has an earning capacity, but this is usually not an argument you want to make without an attorney representing you. Succeeding with having a minimum wage earnings attributed to her can, in some circumstances, actually increase... View More

In PA, the filing fee varies by county - smaller counties have lower fees than larger ones. You should at least consult with an experienced family law attorney in your area to make sure that simply getting a divorce without reviewing any assets that may be subject to division, such as pension and... View More

Each case has it's own amount of arrears. So-called "purge amounts" are usually set by the court in connection with being released from incarceration by paying a certain amount toward an case. Purge amounts do not necessarily pay off the total amount overdue or in arrears on the case.