When you file the Answer, it is your duty and responsibility to send a copy to Petitioner. If you don't, your Answer is still on file, but you could be sanctioned by the Court for failing to copy Petitioner on your filing.

The Petitioner, not having received an Answer from you, and... View More

You can ask the court to extend it if they are disabled and meet the criteria specified in the Family Code. You will need the medical evidence to support it. You will need an attorney.

She needs to either probate his Will or have an intestate proceeding, such as Petition to Declare Heirship, etc.

I'd be happy to help if you/she needs it. Have her call me.

Default means you were properly notified of the suit having been filed and you failed to appear/file a response, so the Court allowed the filing party to proceed to court without further notice to you and get what they filed for.

If that happened to you, you have 30 days to file a Motion... View More

You don't mention where the Will is, but you need to locate it and have it probated in court. Call me and I'll be glad to do this for you. -Jon

You should file an Answer. It can be prepared by you if you want since it is so simple. Just write the style and cause no. just like the Petition served on you, then say is is your Answer to the Petition, then say you deny all the allegations of the Petition. Add your name, address, cell phone and... View More

Get some money together.

See a lawyer.

File a petition in court.

Have a hearing.

Get an Order signed by the judge.

Absent a court order otherwise, she can go or move anywhere she wants with the child. However, if he then filed to bring the child back, MOST courts would grant that request and restrict her residence.

Depends on what the Will says.

I agree you are the Movant and you're probably the Respondent since you say a default was taken against you. But you have no business doing that without a lawyer.

Have you read Craddock v Sunshine Buslines?

It doesn’t work that way.

You didn’t say where you have been living or whether you have a child together, and if so, where the child was conceived, had been living, etc., all of which make a difference.

There are three kinds of jurisdiction: jurisdiction over adjudication of the marital status; jurisdiction over... View More

Yes

Ok, interesting Bc:

1. In 40 yrs I have NEVER had anyone ask this question!

2. You do NOT want to do what you’re asking.

3. No, you cannot make them change it to you.

4. When you get divorced, hire a lawyer.

Good luck.

I assume you mean an Atty General review conf?

If so, the AG will file a Petition in court and have you served. You must timely respond and appear at the hearing. Strongly recommend you hire a lawyer.

Unless you are willing to try the case to a jury, which in Texas you can do, it will depend on which court your case is in and how the Judge feels about the issue. Some judges will almost never let you move, others will almost always let you move. Some judges will evaluate on a case by case basis... View More

No.

They don't have the legal right since she's an adult (again, unless there is a guardianship over her if she is mentally incompetent), but if she's living in their home, practically speaking they kinda can tell her the rules of the house.

Might want to ask yourself why... View More

If you were in Dallas or Ft Worth and in an Associate Judge's court, there is no court reporter unless one party or the other brings and pays for their own (with the exception of Enforcement hearings in Ft. Worth, then the Courts provide a court reporter.) Only the Dist Judge's courts... View More

Call me or a lawyer of your choosing quickly.

I can't tell from your brief description what is happening and would need more facts to give you any kind of educated opinion. Too much to discuss here.