The father can pursue parental rights in the courts should he choose to do so. And if that happens you will have your opportunity to admit or deny any of the allegations in his petition and let the court know whether you agree with him obtaining those rights or not. Then it will be up to the... View More

All of this should have been addressed in your divorce. Either you would have signed a settlement agreement or you should have spoken about this during your trial, where the court should have made a final decision. That final decision would have been included in your final judgment. Anything not... View More

The only visitation and contact the father should have is what is in any order he has been given. If there's no order, giving him any access to your minor child, then you don't have to voluntarily give him any. But if there is an order that allows the father to contact the 16 year old,... View More

You don't want to hire lawyers but you posted a question to ask lawyers what they think? You all can go through any arbitration you want. But whatever comes out of that neither party has to abide by. So I'm not sure what would be the point. Not to mention an arbitrator can only... View More

You can obtain an attorney in a criminal matter through the public defenders office if you cannot afford one. If you have a domestic matter you cannot obtain a court appointed attorney. And there are no "pro bono lawyers." Attorneys may do a certain amount of pro bono work. But the... View More

I'm not sure what one thing has to do with the other but without the custodial parents consent you will need a court order to get a paternity test. If you take the mother to court to assert your parental rights, the court can order a paternity test. Speak directly with an attorney to... View More

Telephone visitation is not ordered so one party can harass another. The calls need to be reasonable while the child is in your care, custody & control. However, if your schedule prevents you from allowing the other parent to talk to the child, and you refuse to get the child their own phone... View More

Hire an attorney to represent you. Mediators don't write agreements or orders. If you attend mediation then you can reduce to writing what you all agree with. Otherwise, an attorney can draft paperwork with what the parties agree too and if there is anything the parties do not agree too,... View More

You will have to gather the funds to hire an attorney, if you cannot obtain legal aide. As for the legitimation action, the court will decide what, if anything to award the father in that case, and you will have the opportunity to provide evidence and testimony to the court regarding what you... View More

No, you cannot unilaterally decide to deny his visitation because you deem the places he is taking the children to be unsuitable. If he is taking them to rented locations, then they are in safe, probably sanitary, residences, even if they do not belong to the father. If you want to modify his... View More

I'm not sure why you would want to move the actual father from the birth certificate. If you want child support you can go through the court to obtain an order or through the state. Opening up a case with the state will be of lower cost than hiring a private attorney. Yet, a private... View More

You should speak directly with an attorney to discuss any rights you may have as grandparents. An attorney can review the law with you regarding grandparents rights and see under the statute what your rights may be. They can then advise you as to how to move forward in the courts to assert those... View More

If you have a family court case you should hire an attorney with experience in handling those matters. As you are the opposing party, and you do not have an attorney, the attorney representing the other party does have to speak directly to you, regarding the case. And they can choose to... View More

That depends on any language in a previous order pertaining to when medical bills needed to be sent in order to be paid. if there is a deadline within which the custodial parent has to notify you of said bill and that deadline passed, then the Court may determine you do not have to pay your... View More

Custody pertains to children in a divorce. If you want to be awarded your current residence in your divorce you would have to petition the court for that and other relief. Also, you would have to be able to afford any current mortgage on said residence, unless it is fully paid for at that time.... View More

No, a court does not allow a father to terminate a child support order because he does not see the child. If you want visitation you will have to file the proper action and seek those rights. You could be paying child support for 18 years and never see the child. You will need to take the mother... View More

The answer to your original question is no. Your 14 year old child cannot decide he is no longer going to go to visit his father. If you want to change the visitation and/or remove some visitation, you will have to take the father back to court. But if you do not send the child, you could be... View More

Simply because the custodial parent has agreed to close the case and even if they do close the case, all they are doing to closing a case with child support enforcement. Your arrears are not disappearing. You still owe arrears and can still be prevented from obtaining a passport. Closing that... View More

The question you need to ask yourself is do you ever want to be in court explaining why you refused to pay your share, and using the argument that you were notified late, on a payment plan? If the answer is yes, then you can refuse to pay. But I would consider how it would look to a judge, for... View More

It is uncertain what papers you were served with that contained false statements. I would suggest you speak directly to an attorney so you can explain what action has been filed, what papers you were served with, and get some clarity.