No, it's not. You can file an Order To Show Cause to go back to what was your custody and visitation agreement, or you could file a Motion for Reconsideraton. The OSC is probably easier for you to do by yourself.

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Yes, but the remedies by your ex, are limited. They can pay the mediator for you, and then seek reimbursement, or they can tell the judge that you refused to go, but your defense is you couldn't pay it, which would be a defense to a contempt action - inability to comply with a court order is a... View More

So long as the child was not in danger, had food, the home was safe, it is probably not child endangerment - which is what would be illegal. It is however questionable behavior that could cost him custodial time.

I like to think that if he was working it would be okay, but going drinking and... View More

Depending on what type of account has been established, and what the rules for distribution were when it was established, being the age of majority may not be enough. Many times gifts such as this, have controls put in place so that an 18 year old doesn't suddenly gain $100,000 and go crazy... View More

I would suggest that you contact a lawyer such as myself to either have a certified copy of the file sent to the union to prove you were not divorced, or to file a lawsuit against them for the wrongful withholding of the benefits if you were the named beneficiary.

Unfortunately, when we moved form a "Fault" state to a "No-Fault" state, that meant that a party cannot sue for the Loss of Consortium, which is what people used to sue for when there was a loss of emotional and physical intimacy in a relationship.

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Court orders are enforceable with contempt proceedings, however, generally in Family Law cases, contempt means that either you will be ordered to pay for something, or you will have some substantive right reduced or taken from you.

The reality is that in most of these cases the court can... View More

I would need a great deal more information to properly answer this question. Many people claim police brutality when they are being arrested and if that is what is happening here, then you'd need an outside witness to verify what was happening.

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I would send her a certified letter with return receipt addressed, so that you can verify you gave a good faith effort to get her the furniture. Give one week to schedule a time or else you will dispose of it however you see fit. Keep a copy of the letter, and when the 7 days are up, donate it all.

No. Whether in a Criminal trial or a Civil Family Court trial there are Marital and Spousal Privileges that apply to prevent someone from being compelled to testify.

The spouse called as a Witness can refuse to testify and the defendant spouse can both prevent the testimony.

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If he is on the birth certificate, he would be presumed to have legal custody as well as the mother, and it would be Joint Legal and Joint Physical Custody - which means he has just as much right to the child as the mother.

Unless Father's action are in violation of a court order it... View More

It would all depend on if you and your ex share Legal Custody, which is the right to make these types of decisions. If either of you have SOLE LEGAL then that person is the ONLY ONE who can make these changes, if you have JOINT LEGAL, you can both make them, but you are supposed to inform the other... View More

This happens often, your attorney should have requested that the court 'reserve jurisdiction to apportion the fees and costs', so you can pay and then ask the court to award your repayment later at trial.

Orders to Show Cause (OSC) re:Contempt are frequently filed and rarely successfully prosecuted. A contempt is what is called a quasi-criminal proceeding. That means it is somewhere between a criminal case ( with all the protections of the U.S. and State Constitutions) and a regular Civil... View More

Once you have opened a case with the Department of Child Support Services they will assign it to their INTERSTATE division. Those are the lawyers you will want to deal with.

If they can't find him, because he is unemployed or working for a cash business you could call a local Michigan... View More

If you filed a Petition for Dissolution (Divorce) or a Petition to Determine Paternty, you can amend those and serve them on him.

If you filed for an Order To Show Cause, you can either amend or withdraw it, as it has not been served on him yet.

It depends on what you want to add. If you are seeking to add Police Reports, you can bring those to the hearing, with copies for the opposing side and the judge. Be sure you know how to authenticate the records so that they are admitted to evidence.

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Yes, it is called being an emancipated minor. You can petition the court to allow you to become an emancipated minor which means that you will have to be self supporting.

If that is something you want to do, you should ask the clerk of the court if they have a self-help packet for how to... View More

That means that your ex-spouse, the Petitioner, filed the papers, had you served with the Summons and Petition, and that more than 30 days has elapsed, and has now requested that you be put in Default. It means that you failed to file a Response to the Petition.

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Under the Family Code of California, once a person over 14 is declared to be emancipated, they are an adult for all purposes and are to be self-sufficient.

However with the new federal regulations allowing an adult child to be on a parents insurance until they are 26, that should override... View More