You may be able to go to the State Bar of Texas website and do a search for attorney that have reported they are also licensed in Arkansas. You MIGHT be able to do the same thing on the Arkansas State Bar website.

I hope this information helps. Good luck to you.

If you didn't get served, how do you know that there is an appeal in Virginia?

Either way, if no party resides in Virginia, you would need to file a motion to transfer the case to Texas. However, until the case is transferred, the Virginia court can still make a ruling in the case.... View More

You can file a Motion for Continuance to postpone the court date and the court will issue you another court date. Your sister can agree with the continuance without court interference. If she doesn't agree to the continuance, you would need to get a court date and ask the Judge to grant you a... View More

If there is not a geographical restriction in your court order, preventing you from changing the primary residence of the child without further orders from the court or without the other parent's consent, then typically court orders require the primary parent to notify the other parent of a... View More

If your court orders state that you have the "exclusive right to designate the primary residence without regard to geographical location", you are allowed to move your child's primary residence (within or outside of the State) without further permission from the court.

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Yes, you can. You could file a suit to modify your current court order and request child support. You should first register your current court order in the county where the child resides.

I'm sorry to hear that your child has been taken. My first question is, "taken by whom"??

If taken by the other parent, that parent may be within their right to have possession of the child. If there is not a court order in place regarding the child, the law is that both... View More

This language means that if Mom is the who the child primarily lives with, then she cannot move with the child more than 100 miles of where Dad currently lives (this presumes that Mom and Dad currently live less than 100 miles from each other). If Mom chooses to move the child's residence,... View More

Your question is somewhat unclear. However, if the case was validly transferred from Montgomery County to Harris County, then the proper venue to file for any future court proceedings regarding the child is in Harris County.

If there is not a court order requiring him to pay child support, then there is nothing for him to be "charged" with. It's unfortunate that he just abandoned his child, but his hasn't committed any crime.

If there IS a court order requiring him to pay child support,... View More

This is a multi-layered question that poses more questions; which could result in different legal answers depending on how the questions are answered. I would strongly suggest you seek legal counsel to get a more accurate answer to your question.

I'm not sure what the reason is for... View More

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this situation. The parties can agree to whatever possession schedule that they would like. Absent an agreement, the court order is the default. However, a written agreement does not void the court order.

The fact that you and your... View More

The biological father does have parental rights to the child. If Mother is not allowing him to see his child, then he should get a court order that establishes some custody or visitation rights.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

If you have a standard order, then you do NOT have your child on the Thursday during Christmas break. The Christmas Vacation possession schedule supercedes the Thursday possession period.

I hope this information helps.

Based on your reasons provided, it doesn't appear you have the legal grounds to ask for sole managing conservatorship (sole custody) of your children. However, you can file to modify your existing court order and see if the Judge will insert language that requires Father to take the children... View More

If the court order states that CP and NCP are supposed to exchange the child at a certain location at a certain time, then the only way that can be changed (without another court order) is by agreement of the parties. It takes two people to agree. So, if NCP doesn't want to change the... View More

You could reach out to a family law attorney in your area. Make sure that they specify that they handle adoptions (all family law attorneys do not handle adoptions). They can then provide information on how to proceed.

Good luck on adopting your grandson!!

I believe the best route to go in your situation is to file a Petition to Modify the Parent-Child Relationship. Since your son is over 12 years old, you can ask the Judge to speak with him directly and he can express to the Judge which parent he would prefer to live with and why. Your son... View More

You should go ahead and file with the Court your objections to entry of the court orders that Opposing Counsel submitted ASAP, even if it's outside the 10-day window. You should write out each objection that you have to the Judge signing the Order as presented. You should file that with the... View More

My initial question is "why are you in a IV-D Court (Attorney General Court) if you already have a court order from another court adjudicating you as the father?" The Court that issued the existing court order has exclusive jurisdiction over the child, unless there is a reason why they... View More