There's so much information missing from here that it's hard to provide advice. If there is an order granting the other parent custody, you don't simply file an election for change of custody. You have to file for a modification. Then you must have the custodial parent served.... View More

As an attorney, I have never received a response like that from the Court. Therefore, it is possible there was an error or error(s) with your motions. And since I have never received that response, and have not seen your paperwork, I can't tell you why your motions were denied, nor can... View More

If you called the police there is typically a police report, whether charges were pressed or not. If there is no report for some odd reason, unfortunately, you will not have any proof to submit in Court. I would urge you to hire an attorney to represent you in this divorce so they can gather the... View More

A trial will not move forward until proof of service has been filed. If you don't have any kind of legal service on the defendant, you will not obtain a divorce. He has to be served and there are multiple ways to serve.

There's no form for that. That is a motion that has to be drafted, most of the time attorney's draft that motion. If you are not hiring an attorney you can google and see what examples you can find online. But the chances of a non-attorney getting a motion like that granted is very... View More

No, discovery responses are to be served on the party who sent them to you. The judge never goes through discovery in a case. You may be able to introduce things you obtained in discovery before the Court, provided you follow the rules of evidence. But discovery is never produced to the judge... View More

Your friend either needs to file the proper pleading and start her own case or have an attorney do it for her. There's nothing for a judge to do until it's time to hear testimony, evidence and make a ruling. Your friend has to file the correct action and prepare for her hearing.

You get a lawyer. That's how you resolve this. Either you have an open child support case or you file for a modification. But you have an attorney go through the proper procedure to obtain correct income information from the mother. Then you can have an accurate gross monthly income for a... View More

If DFCS is involved then you would have to go through the case that's already open. If there is not an open deprivation case, you will need to file in court. You will have to file the proper action and have the parents served.

The father is kidnapping, plain and simple. Even if he had signed the child's birth certificate, that gave him zero rights to that child. If the father has not legitimized, he has no rights, no custody, and no visitation. He should return that child or he is committing a crime. I'm... View More

It is likely the father now has sole legal and physical custody of his child, if he has legitimized. Any visitation anyone else is seeking, that the father will not voluntarily give, you must go through the Court to obtain. A judge will have to decide what, if any, to award you, if the father... View More

Only the parents income is used for purposes of calculating each parties gross monthly income for child support. A spouse of a parents income is not added to the worksheet. However, if you have questions like this, I would see if you and your spouse can get the funds together to hire an attorney,... View More

I don't understand the question of, "What should I do?" You can take the other parent back to Court. But unless you do that, there's nothing for you to do. And if you decide to go back to Court I would consult an attorney to determine the proper action to file, so you... View More

You wrote ex multiple times so I am unsure from this post if you are the mother or the father. I am also unsure if there was a court order stating that the custodial parent could not move or that the custodial parent had to provide notice of intent to relocate prior to moving. If the custodial... View More

If you are going to represent yourself against another attorney then you will have to determine the proper pleadings to file and steps to take. Unfortunately, attorneys here cannot give you the steps to represent yourself. Prior to the filing of a motion to compel you must make a good faith... View More

You should be very careful about moving while you have a custody case pending. If you are not receiving any financial assistance from the father, you should have obtained a temporary order for support while this case was going on. And if you don't know how to go about obtaining that, I would... View More

You should hire an attorney who can file an Answer to the legitimation action and represent you in court. Because the father may be asking for primary physical custody, and if there is a final order giving him that, you will not be able to change that absent a material change in circumstances down... View More

You don't become a resident of most places in 2 months. You have to look at the residency requirements for the state and county in which you live. And if documents were filed, I would suggest you look into hiring an attorney to represent you.

If you have an order that is not being followed you should speak with an attorney and provide them with more information, so they can advise you on the next steps. Because what you do next depends on where the order originated, where the parties reside now, what allegations of contempt are being... View More

When a non-custodial parent is awarded visitation through a court order, there is no penalty if they decide not to exercise it. There is nothing you can do to force him to take the children if he does not want too. You also can't force him to pay for childcare unless an order already says he... View More