I have in almost 8-year-old child with a man I was never married to he has been estranged from her life for 4 years and not seen her in over two he never provided any support for her or had her in his custody alone for more than 1 hour. He currently lives with his parents and siblings his sibling... View More 
The mother of my child was found to be using during part of the time of her pregnancy. I was unaware of this use. She was honest with me about this in the hospital. I told her we needed to separate for the time being and I was going to get a lawyer to gain temp custody to assure the safety of our... View More
The mother of my child was found to be using during part of the time of her pregnancy. I was unaware of this use. She was honest with me about this in the hospital. I told her we needed to separate for the time being and I was going to get a lawyer to gain temp custody to assure the safety of our... View More
I can provide concrete evidence that attests to my completion of a comprehensive rehabilitation program, as well as my continued engagement in outpatient groups and therapy sessions. I have consistently undergone random urine analysis tests on a weekly basis for a period of around eight months. I... View More
The hospital I gave birth at found a substance in my babys umbilical cord. They have not shown me any proof such as the results from his cord talk. They made a report to child services and now child services has opened a case against me. Because the father is not involved in my mistakes or wrong... View More
The hospital has told me they found a substance in my newborns umbilical cord. However they never showed me the results. Because of there findings they have decided to file a report with child services and now child services has opened a case against me. If the case is against me and the father has... View More
I have a paper trail to prove I didn't I was compliant w my IOP no drug or alcohol violations, I asked for closure of my case after 6 month of no violations the social worker put a alcohol monitor was very lose I could fit my hand in its my UA'S that have proof from my scram bracelet my... View More
And has our daughters 80 percent of the time. Their mother got a boyfriend who has a known drug problem and sold drugs. He has been to rehab three times and is around my children 80 percent of the time. How do I go about taking her back to court to prove that the girls aren't in a safe... View More
answered on Feb 5, 2024
It sounds like you are looking to restrict Mother's parenting time due to the situation with her boyfriend. If so, then you would need to file a motion describing what is occurring. In other words, your motion would have to contain facts and information that the children are in imminent... View More
My co-parent and I were never legally married, and he was in fact, just recently released from parole. He hasn’t given one UA, nor provided results of any of his UA’s to the courts while I have submitted at least 42 clean ones. I feel violated being ordered to now take weekly random UA’s and... View More
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answered on Dec 30, 2023
If you were ordered to take weekly UAs, it was for the safety of your clild. Congratulations on having clean UAs. The best thing that you can do is continue having them. If you do, when the court is satisfied as to the safety of the child, then the court will modify the order requiring that you... View More
My daughter's father and I have 50/50 joint custody. I will get my associates in April in pre nursing. I told him I'm applying to schools right now for my BSN. In order to get my BSN, I need to travel to complete clinicals out of state as there are no local clinical locations. I asked if... View More
answered on Dec 29, 2023
Without knowing the specifics of where this other school is, what you're proposed schedule is, and how much it disruption this will be in the child's life, It is impossible to actually answer this question. You have expressed your question as to what your daughter's father will... View More
can i suspend visitation or put in an emergency restrict of parenting time motion into the court? my son is 13 and refuses to come home because his dad told him that iam a fellon, which is true however this dosen't effect my parenting our son, I was a fellon when we had our child it was never... View More
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answered on Dec 28, 2023
I am sorry to hear about your situation. You do not have the authority to restrict another party's court-ordered parenting time absent safety concerns that you can support with evidence and even then you would have to request a modified order from the court related to that.
If so, what document upload category in the e-file system would hide it from opposing party? I know it will be hidden from public view, but I don't want opposing party to see my financials.
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answered on Dec 17, 2023
There is no way to file a document without the name of the document being visible in the docket. Court filings are public records so there are no secret filings that only the court can see. You can request to seal a document, however because the actual application for state payment is not visible... View More
My child's father and I have had a parenting plan filed with the court since 2011 where I am the custodial parent and he gets visitation every other weekend. After an argument I had with my 18 year old my son went to his father's and was not returned. After being gone for 3 weeks his... View More
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answered on Nov 26, 2023
If the court completely vacated the temporary restriction, then the original order goes back into place. However sometimes the court will vacate the restriction but implement new provisions so you want to make sure that you completely understand any order that was a result of the emergency motion.
My dad is extremely LDS and does not give my autistic sibling freedom to explore their gender or sexuality. I'm worried about how this affects their mental health. I live in Colorado and he lives with my siblings in Idaho. My sibling has expressed before that they want to live with me. Do I... View More
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answered on Nov 6, 2023
While I do not know the laws in ID, I would think that if your sister is a minor and has not otherwise been legally emancipated, then your father remains her legal guardian and can make decisions on her behalf including where she lives.
That being said, if there is clear physical or mental... View More
My step son was born in mexico mom has not been involed in his lfe for a little over 2 yrs i am married to his bio father
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answered on Oct 27, 2023
If biological Mother has abandoned the child then you can apply for stepparent adoption. Biological Mother must be informed of the action and receive the opportunity to be heard. If she consents then the process is much easier than if she contests. In my experience biological parents who have not... View More
I've had her her whole 6 years of her life, he's had her stay the night once. He pays me child support through the county. Her address is my address, all of her stuff is here and she doesn't want to go.
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answered on Oct 9, 2023
It sounds like you need an allocation of parental responsibilities (child custody) order. Without one either of you have access to the child. The fact that he pays support does not give him a superior right to the child.
Oh haven’t seen my daughter in 210 days because my wife is manipulating the system in order to have sole custody and decision making. In those 210 days my daughters lab results have been consistently rising and it’s causing concern. Just wondering my options. I can’t afford an attorney but... View More
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answered on Sep 30, 2023
You would be better off attempting to obtain medical records rather than attempting to make a medical determination yourself. The records are protected by HIPPA, however as a parent you are entitled to the medical records of your child which you can obtain from the medical facility itself.
Since I’ve been in Colorado state, after visiting the child’s father has filed for the legitimization, sole custody and child support in the county where he resides . I was served a hand delivered summons of him requesting legitimization, sole custody and child support . The summons that I... View More
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answered on Sep 30, 2023
He would have filed a petition or motion to which you have 21 or 35 days to respond depending whether you are in state or out of state. This is where you can provide your position about anything that you believe is wrong about his information.
I have maintained primary for 10 years (our son's entire life). We live in different states and I was given primary interim custody. I have no personal issues or concerns and have always been a great parent. Our son is doing great. What is the likelihood the judge would entertain his request... View More
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answered on Sep 14, 2023
If there is already a court order, unless you have relocated since the last order, he would have to show endangerment to change primary parenting time.
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