No. His mother does not automatically have guardianship of the children. If you gave up custody and placement in the family court, your parental rights were not terminated. You would have the right to file a Motion with the Court to assume custody and care of the children. His mother would have... View More

You should file a Motion for Modification of Physical Placement of your son since he has been residing with you so long with your ex's consent. At the same time, you can request an Order for child support based upon these changed circumstances.

No. She would need to file a Motion for Modification of Placement or you both would need to sign a Stipulation and Order for modification of the Order to allow her summer placement. She needs an Order of the Court. If she does not have the Court Order, she can not remove them without your... View More

There is no County in Wisconsin by that name. You will need to consult with an attorney licensed in the State in which the Order was entered.

Depending on the language of the POA, the Attorney in Fact may file Motions on his behalf to terminate or hold open maintenance. The POA must specifically state that the Attorney in Fact has been awarded this power.

If there is already an Order for placement, you can file a Petition to Enforce placement. The Court needs to schedule it for hearing within thirty days.

The question is whether the final Order was for a continuing CHIPS Order, or whether Children's Court has dismissed the CHIPS action. Children's Court Orders take priority over Family Court Orders. If she filed a Motion to Modify Placement in Children's Court, the Children's... View More

The Family Court Code does not provide for shared physical placement of non parents. If the parents would be found to be unfit, you could petition for guardianship. However, for a third party such as a grandparent to be awarded placement, not visitation, there would need to be a referral to the... View More

The only way a Court will terminate a parent's parental rights is if there is someone who will be adopting the child in the shoes of that parent. Family Court can enter an Order to hold open placement, but that can be modified based upon a substantial change of circumstances.

To modify a child placement Order after two years have expired since entry of the initial order, your ex would need to prove that there has been a substantial change of circumstances since entry of the last order and that the modification is in the best interests. What will hurt you will be that... View More

Unfortunately, this is not possible at this time. If she is pregnant while she is still legally married, the child is presumed to be a child of the husband. The marital presumption of paternity will need to be overcome in her legal separation/divorce process. Only after that, you could file a... View More

If your son is still in high school, you can modify the child support through the end of the school year until he graduates from high school or attains the age of 19, if still in high school. You can not retroactively change child support prior to the date of filing and serving your motion, but... View More

You need to file a Petition for Guardianship and serve the mother and the father with a copy of the Petition and accompanying pleadings. You need to allege that the mother and father have left the child in your care and state in specific terms the facts to support that they are unable to, or... View More

If you have shared physical placement of your children and hold open of child support since your incomes are equal, it is normally presumed that you share variable costs for the children, even if it does not specifically state so in the court order. You should be offsetting the variable expenses... View More

If your mental illness is preventing you from safely parenting your child, this is a possibility. If you are functioning well and taking prescribed medications to control your mental illness, it is unlikely that you would lose custody or placement. Without knowing the nature of your diagnosis, it... View More

Normally, an attorney must also be licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin. However, he could represent himself pro se, meaning unrepresented by counsel, if he so chooses.

The date of divorce.

You can file a Motion for Contempt, but the action is already done. If you have a conflict as to the religion in which you wish for your child to be raised, you should file a Motion with the Court.

If your case was dismissed, you will need to refile.

There would need to be more information provided to respond to this question, primarily for which reason were you on probation. What were the charges. Also, were you incarcerated for a period? You should consult with an experienced family law attorney to determine your rights and strategy.