Yes, that is correct. Unless the parents are married when the child is born, mom has all the rights to the child until the father's rights are declared in court. Custody issues can be tricky so have the mother contact an attorney local to her to assist her in the matter.

It depends a bit on how the daughter has moved out, if she is living in a dorm while attending college, but returning home during school breaks; the court will presume that the she is still technically living in the mother's home. However, if your daughter is legitimately living on her own,... View More

While your roommate can assist you, and your boyfriend in raising the children, you cannot have have more than two legal custodians for a child.

The speed of a divorce depends on how cooperative the parties are with each other. If they are both on the same page regarding how to separate property and custody, then a divorce can be resolved in a little over a month. If however, the parties are fighting about the issues, then a typical case... View More

Your rights are entirely dependent on your marital status to the custodial parent and if there has been a previous court order that the other parent might be violating. There's not enough information here to give and adequate answer, so I highly recommend you speak to a family attorney in... View More

There are quite a few questions involved here. First, and foremost the quickest you can be divorced is 31 days after you've been serviced, provided you both agree to the terms. If you suspect that her paperwork will not contain all the issues you wish to address, them make sure you file a... View More

Unless all parties have moved from the previous jurisdiction, a modification is proper in the county which issued the previous decision.

Depending on when your husband was served, the time for him to respond may not be over yet. If the court hasn't provided a date for you, you can contact them and ask for a court date to be set. It will be easier if you have an attorney do this for you, especially considering your distance... View More

You can't put anyone in psychiatric facility if they are mentally stable; it's a doctor's call to admit someone for treatment, not a parent's decision because they're mad at their kid. It just doesn't work like that. She can however, report you as a runaway and send... View More

If your mom tried to report it, it sounds more likely that your sister would be placed into a foster home instead of detention. If you are over 18, then you could be considered a placement option for your sister, so long as you can support yourself and her. Report the event to social services... View More

There is no minimum or maximum amount of time a non-residential parent may be allowed to see his or her children. The court's take the parents' schedules and relationships with the children into consideration; and sometimes it depends on the judge's personal preferences. Many... View More

You can file a family access motion with the court to get the court to impose sanctions on her and grant you make up time for the lack of contact. If the problem persists, you may need to speak to an attorney to seek a Modification of custody so that you have primary residence with the child.

You cannot force a parent who does not want to see the kids, to exercise his or her time with the children. However, if it becomes a recurring problem, you could file a modification to change the taxes and child support to reflect the current parenting time. If you choose to do that route, talk... View More

The first thing to do would be to ask the biological father if he would contest your husband's adoption of your son. If not, then an adoption would be very straightforward. If he would contest the adoption, then you a court would have to evaluate the strength or the parent -child... View More

Who gave your ex temporary custody? If it was the Court, then you need to follow the Court's orders and make sure to attend all of the other appearances to work out the case. However, if there is no order regarding custody, and the two of you were unmarried at the time the child was born;... View More

I'm sorry, this question is too vague. Without details about your situation, there is no way to answer your question.

Child support is to assist the parent actually caring for the child, if your ex is not housing the children, then there is no reason for him to be the recipient of the support. You will still owe support, but can have it redirected to the household's actually caring for the children, and... View More

Well, it depends on what you want to accomplish. If you are happy with the way things are, then no, you don't need a divorce. If either of you wishes to remarry, then yes, a divorce would be required.

Also, understand that if one of you were to get sick, the other would be in... View More

You will need to contact child support enforcement in may and fill out their forms for terminating child support; but otherwise you don't need to wait until October to file for termination.

While parents not enforcing homework, is not illegal, or abusive; the rest of what you describe is abusive. Contact your local social services about the child's situation.