Your current state is Virginia
If a couple is separated, and the mother loses the kids to the state while the dad is paying child support. Why does he still need to pay it and to the state?
I gave my ex wife my apartment so she would not be on the street and sleep out of my car now the lease is going to be up and I am not doing the court order 3 weeks a month do to not having somewhere to take them and my x wants more child support but now I have a new home and she will have to move... Read more »
answered on Sep 27, 2022
Who pays child support currently is unrelated to whether arrears are owed.
Be aware the current child support remains in effect until you go to Court to modify it. At that point, child support is determined by a calculation.
I want to be able to see my kids on the weekends, or take them completely
He wants me to accomodate meet ups to get kids to him for his weekends, but also wants to drop to 1 weekend a month. I'm not OK with this move.
If there has been no court ordered custody or guardianship arrangement, Can a grandparent, who has been caring for a child for an extended period of time, deny the mother the ability to take the child back? And can they make rules denying the parent from having the child stay with said parent... Read more »
answered on Sep 26, 2022
If there is no court ordered custody arrangement, there is no reason the grandparents keep the child from you, unless there are proofs you are unfit to care for the child and they appeal for custody for the child. Speak to lawyer to know how best to proceed with your case.
I want to file in the federal courts against ( I dont know where to start) that the request for me to pay child support has and continues to violate my first amendment protections of the constitution. I have been doing as much of the hard work needed and I am wanting to begin this process
answered on Sep 27, 2022
Family law issues are handled in state court. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for forming an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for formal legal advice and representation.]
The state has taken them away from him. The mother is unable to take care of them. They don't want to go live with the paternal grandparents, who live in another state. Is there anything that she can do? She has grown up before her age and wants to raise her siblings herself.
Can I send them to my sister in south Carolina if I get a letter of guardianship nortirise so they can't take them
During that time they began paperwork to adopt my son and daughter. We were not aware of this until after they successfully adopted them. We were homeless trying to get back on our feet and our kids were basically stolen from us. Its been 3 years during which time we have remained in our... Read more »
Child custody case has been going on since March. I have did everything to prove myself fit and I'm the mother who is fighting my sister whom has guardianship order. Guardianship was granted because i was never severed with a court date and it has been said that i just couldn't be located... Read more »
Does he gave to go to court to get custody or ocs can just tell him he has custody and that's the end if it
I’m currently considering leaving California and moving to out of country with my child. Her father has already moved earlier this year without notifying the court here in CA. I’m considering moving out of country as well. Are we required to notify the court about the move since we share joint... Read more »
answered on Sep 27, 2022
DO NOT MOVE THE CHILD without taking appropriate legal action. Speak with a local attorney today. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for forming an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for formal legal advice and... Read more »
The caseworker found no evidence of abuse and actually learned that it was coming from him and his fiancé. I talked with my attorney and she said it was just a suggestion and I can technically go get my kids.
My ex-husband has been going through my social media. I blocked him on Facebook, but he still gets on my Twitter. I write poetry there, and he claims that my poems are all about him. I've written dark poetry since high school.
I get calls from the kids every weekend talking about... Read more »
Since they split a couple years ago, my sister had her youngest child FT, her ex had the oldest FT and alternated weekends having both. A hearing is scheduled for next month but no custody orders are in place now.
In June he filed an emerg danger order for temp custody but it was... Read more »
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