Signing the birth certificate will not assign you legal rights over the baby. In order to assert you legal rights, you will need to seek a paternity action, or a Petition for the Declaration of Paternity. Talk to a family attorney local to you about your circumstances.

Nope, the house belongs to her and her father, not her husband.

No, you can be charged as an adult. Try to resolve your conflict with words.

You have no rights to the property. You will have to ask permission of the title holder's children to remain on the property.

So long as your rights were not officially terminated, then yes you would still have rights to your son. However, you must follow the contact schedule put in place by the court. It is unlikely that your rights were terminated, as you state that your child is living with his father, and the court... View More

Without a will, (an assuming she was not married), your sister's children get everything.

You will need to file a motion for family access, requesting the courts to make him follow the ordered parenting plan.

You will need to seek guardianship of the child. Talk to an attorney in the jurisdiction where the child is located as soon as possible.

It is unclear if you step-son is living with his mother or with his grandmother. If the child is living with his mother already, then you have no rights the child. If the child is living with the paternal grandmother of unwed parents, then only the mother has rights to the child without a court... View More

Yes, you will just need to file an amended petition.

No, if he tries to move away without your permission, then you can call the police and have him brought home or detained in juvenile as a runaway.

Until you are 18, then you will be considered a runaway if you try to leave home; your mother can call the police and have you placed in juvenile detention. You will have to have your friend seek guardianship and quickly if you want to move out.

If your dad co-owned the property or is the executor of her estate; then yes, he can. However, if you were paying rent, or had a rental agreement, then he needs to give you 30 days notice.

That is ridiculous, so long as it is filed with a court your 50/50 agreement is valid everywhere, not just the county where it is registered. You can take your kid on vacation in accordance to the vacation time awarded you in your parenting plan.

He doesn't need to sign, but he will need to be served. It sounds like he will have to be served via publication. Serving by publication is a little tricky and you will have to pay for the publication. Talk to an attorney local to you to assist you.

You could apply to become a substitute guardian, talk to an attorney in the county where your sister's guardianship is filed.

You could wait, but if she is 17, the court will take what she wants into consideration. Also, for most courts if the parties can't agree and end up going to trial, will take about a year to finish a trial anyway; so you could always start the process and if the two of you can't agree... View More

Your fiance can't get guardianship if you, the current guardian, are still functioning and caring for the children. It sounds like what you really need is a step-parent adoption. You will have to be married for six months before he is eligible to adopt your children. Once you have been... View More

You need a modification to update his current income or motion for contempt to enforce his support obligation. Definitely talk to an attorney local to you to discuss your options.

There is not enough information here to answer that question. Are you married to the child's other parent or an unwed single parent? And if you are an unwed parent, are you the child's mother or father? Is the Juvenile court involved with your family? What were you summoned about?