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DCS has custody of the children in question and have placed the children with the grandmother that has been with them since the day they were born. DCS has appointed the children their own lawyer is. Is that lawyer someone that needs to be notified about temporary or permanent guardianship from the... View More 
answered on Jan 2, 2018
You can apply for emancipation with the Court. However, you may need to show that you are employed and can support yourself, which could be as little as being about to rent a room somewhere. Hope it goes well! I believe there are free forms at superiorcourt.maricopa.gov.
answered on Dec 30, 2017
This all depends, as I note you are asking this question from Washington State.
In general (without knowing all relevant facts of your case), child support is generally owed to the parent, not the child, and, sometimes, also due to the Attorney General's office, if the payee parent... View More
Decree signed 2014. Ex appealed to AZ Court of Appeals and lost at trial in 2017. She flat out refuses to participate in the QDRO's even though there are significant financial assets that she will gain. I do not understand her motivation but am more than happy to keep it all if she... View More
answered on Dec 27, 2017
My thoughts: if you have an order for a QDRO, you can ask the court to hold her in contempt if she is willfully disobeying a court order. You may ask for jail time until she signs.
If you have a property settlement agreement which is incorporated but not merged with the decree, you may sue... View More
Family court order signed by judge for 100% of my fees with the amount listed on the judgement. Other party isn't attempting to pay. Am I still responsible to continue paying even though there is a record showing that debt is the other parties now?
answered on Dec 26, 2017
If your attorney - client fee agreement states you will still be responsible, then you will need to pay.
However, here is some good news! Arizona recently passed a law so that if an award of attorney fees has anything to do with minor children, the debt cannot be discharged in bankruptcy in... View More
answered on Dec 26, 2017
Yes. Absolutely. We just allege an impediment to the marriage. Randi Sirlin 602 561 8107
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