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Recently I reached out to my ex to discuss having to enroll our daughter into school. I reached out asking for his opinion in which I got no response through email. As he has blocked me on his cellphone (divorce violation). In addition, after reaching out multiple times he stated he was enrolling... View More 
answered on Feb 17, 2020
This is going to be something you'll need to discuss with an attorney about all the pros and cons of trying to enforce the settlement agreement. While on its face there seems to be grounds for changes due to violating the court's orders, there are always consequences to filing and what... View More
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answered on Feb 19, 2020
Ask your case worker. You don’t want to leave the state or move across town or change jobs or get a piercing without speaking with your case worker!
Been seperated 4 years, attempts at reconciling ending in mental and physical abuse for myself, During this time our 6 year old son has solely resided with me, with no financial support from father. Father was given chance after chance to be an active father and would always end up not following... View More
answered on Feb 5, 2020
If you and he had no previous custody order in place, then strictly speaking, he is NOTHING but a sperm donor. Simply by having his name on the birth certificate gives him NOTHING but obligations to pay child support. If he ever wanted to become the "father" of this 6 yr. old son, he... View More
Then my ex and her husband were adopting my daughter and she ask me to sign my right away again for the second time! It was half way process and had to pay 9k for stuff suddenly it went up 50k it cost my parents money to help me get thou. I waited waited. I want to get it done bam 6 month... View More
answered on Feb 7, 2020
I want to tell you what you should do.
First off, Idaho would not allow you to "sign off" rights to your daughter UNLESS there is someone willing to adopt her. In your case, your ex-wife did not give your daughter your last name and wanted to adopt her daughter as much as you... View More
answered on Oct 14, 2019
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Can I pay hourly and where do I go?
answered on Oct 14, 2019
I understand money issues but custody papers and being self-represented do not go together. You can't imagine the difficulty of what you're thinking about doing. I would SO STRONGLY recommend that you ask family to loan you some serious money and hire an excellent attorney who knows the... View More
answered on Sep 9, 2019
If you were never married, you don't want to go near her and your child until you have a court order, if you and she are on the "outs" as far as talking things over are concerned. That's a quick way to invite her to call the police and allege that you did something, anything,... View More
My daughter is 2 years old. We bought the house 2 months after marriage.
answered on Sep 9, 2019
In Idaho, irreconcilable differences gets the job done without the drama of proving guilt, which it sounds like you weren't there as the act was happening, so you can't prove guilt anyway. So, you CAN prove that you two no longer get along and that you want a divorce. ThE THING that... View More
I'm asking for sole legal custody, and joint physical custody but had a schedule created for us to fallow. I have reasons of to why I would like my son with me more. If he responds, what preparation and paperwork should I put together for mediation? Do I need an attorney for mediation? I work... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2019
So you go to school and work and your mother watches your son while you work and go to school? Who drafted your “schedule to follow?” You? So you’ve filed some kind of Petition for sole custody? Why?
Your ex may be an alcoholic but you lack any proof of abuse (to you? to the minor... View More
My wife and I are legally separated, I pay her monthly for child support based on 50/50 custody, The children live with me full time and the only time my wife accepts custody is when I am out of town for work. She takes the custody in my home watching the children. In the last 6+ months that has... View More
answered on Mar 14, 2019
Everything you have stated tells me that there is NO court order for child support, correct? If there is NO order then you would have a case in Small Claims Court to get back the difference between what you've actually paid and what the child support calculator says, but a different judge... View More
answered on Dec 23, 2018
Yes. Any kind of mediation is ordered by the Court. The Court has rules it goes by and one of those is procedural due process, which includes no ex-parte communication and giving each party notice of anything that the court needs input on or that the court orders them to do, such as Mediation.
Grandparents were granted De Facto Custodian. Court papers state mine and fathers (my ex) visitation to be determined in custody. We never had a custody agreement or court date. This was back in 2017. Since then my daughter has been staying with me conistantly for 3 months and wants to live with me... View More
answered on Dec 3, 2018
The word "defacto" means something which exists in reality, whether authorized by law or not. Your parents therefore have some rights to guardianship at least to their granddaughter. They obviously do not have "legal custody," which can only be obtained by going to court or... View More
answered on Nov 12, 2018
Sorry, it would be too expensive to have to fly from Boise to Idaho Falls every time. However, if you're serious and could afford to fly me to Idaho Falls, I can make time on my calendar.
answered on Oct 15, 2018
I don’t know what you mean? Please re-read what you just wrote and submit it again.
high conflict custody case where judge has ordered in custody modification there is to be no contact of any kind between my daughter and her husband who is in prison. my daughter 6 says her mom allows her to talk to him during her time, i have full custody. I called prison and they said theyd open... View More
answered on Oct 10, 2018
You’re not entitled to do discovery without filing a complaint first. Who would you sue? For what? Idaho Administrative Rules don’t allow you to get that information and the prison definitely wouldn’t open itself to scrutiny and possible charges if they gave you the private telephone records... View More
answered on Oct 15, 2018
The Idaho Rules of Family Court Procedure say that in order to begin a custody case you file a Petition. I certainly don't recommend that ANYONE do this by themselves. You need to consult with an Idaho attorney and let him advise you.
My ex husband and I have been divorced for over 4 years. But the metal and verbal abused has been still going strong. He has a new girlfriend in the picture and lately he has been trying to give her power of attorney over our kids because he doesn't want me to have them. Even though his being... View More
answered on Jun 22, 2018
In order to get full custody, or any change in previous orders for custody you must show the Court that since the time of the last order there have been changes in you, in the father, in the amount of time each spends with the children, violence etc. and those changes in circumstances have to be... View More
The petitioner is threatening to take the respondents son. The son is with the mother(respondent). He can’t do that without her consent correct?
answered on Jun 22, 2018
A "Petition" is simply you asking the court to do something. That's it. Nothing has been done by just filing a Petition for anything. If the father of the child has established "rights" in visitation and simply wants to exercise his rights, the mother should allow him... View More
...without technically being their "client"
answered on Jun 22, 2018
Absolutely! But the lawyer will refuse to represent to the person he calls, that he will take action or that he's been "retained," so it's arguable what good a phone call like that, even from a lawyer would do.
4 out of 6 of his children he doesn't have any contact with nor will they allow him any contact. 2 of them live out of state and the other 2 live 45 minutes away. He also wants to adopt my 5 year old when we get married due to him being the only "Dad" she has ever known.
answered on May 24, 2018
That's a really good question. Adoption is not a misterial act by a judge. It requires a Petition for adoption and the Magistrate WILL examine the Petition, which includes all kinds of information and the question probably will come up at some point: why would you want to adopt someone... View More
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