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answered on Feb 4, 2011
If the mother is allowing you to see and have parenting time with the child, you can swab the child's cheek and have it tested. If the child is yours, then you can always file a legitimation suit to establish your parental rights to the child.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
They can, however the recording should have been made by one of the persons who were a party to the conversation. It would also depend upon where the people where when the conversation happened (e.g., one person in Illinois and one in Georgia at the time of the conversation).
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answered on Feb 4, 2011
File a name change petition with the court in the county where you live.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
Yes but the parents of the 17 year old have control and responsibility for the child until they reach 18, are married, or are otherwise emancipated.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
YES. Hire a criminal defense lawyer. If you cannot afford to retain one, then go to the public defender's office in your county and apply for assistance from a lawyer.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
She can, but as the father, can you not discuss this with her and get her consent for him to stay the additional 5 months?
answered on Feb 4, 2011
18 unless he files a case to be emancipated. If the child moves prior to that, then the parent can file runaway charges against the child and the police will bring the child home, if he can be found.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
Yes, for a number of reasons. We would need additional information to respond in more detail.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
If you are not filing the case as an "uncontested" divorce with settlement agreements already in place at the time of filing, then yes.
I live in North Carolina. My children live with their father in GA. He filed a Petition to Modify Custody/Visitation. I was served on 12/7/2010 and court is on 12/21/2010. What GA rule specifies the time frame in which i am to respond or file and answer.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
We would need additional information about the case to answer this, since service on a non-resident of GA can be done differently in different types of cases.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
Circumstantial evidence can be used to prove adultery in Georgia.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
You need to be more specific - which father? The biological father or your husband (who will be presumed to be the legal father)?
The biological father should file a legitimation case and ask for DNA to confirm paternity. Your husband has legal rights to the child until the biological father... View More
answered on Feb 4, 2011
Additional information is needed to properly answer your question, but generally speaking, she can. You have a defense against her claim for arrears, but until the court orders the support modified or addresses the arrears, in the court's eyes you are still in contempt.
I turn 18 in March and I graduate in May. Can I move out?
answered on Feb 4, 2011
No. You are responsible for your child until he or she turns 18, gets married, or is otherwise emancipated.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
First register as the possible father with the putative father registry. Then file a legitimation petition and ask the court to order her to produce the child for DNA testing.
answered on Feb 4, 2011
File your own claim for contempt of court against him. Also go to child support enforcement and have a case opened with them for the arrears. He is less likely to pay until he has some harsh consequences for non-payment, which could include having his license suspended or being sent to jail until... View More
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