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struggles with addiction. Can this be done with out a lawyer or him having to be served?
answered on Oct 30, 2020
A mediatior can do it by Zoom, prepare the pleading and file it.
He works off an so do we. He is never home. His mom is always the one picking her up an dropping her off. He wants her 10 days out of the month. His mom brings her to him for 2 days then the remaining is spent with the home. He wouldn’t be able to take her to school anyways with him being off on... View More 
answered on Oct 28, 2020
It depends on your last custody judgment.
But virtual learning is very common in the age of Covid. .
My mom is very mentally abusive and and I tried to move out but she called the cops and they said I couldn’t move out till I graduate and me and my boyfriend have been talking about marriage and I was wondering if I could move In with him legally if we get married
answered on Oct 26, 2020
If you are 18 you legally can move out, and law enforcement cannot stop you.
Will she get less money on child support because I have other children? Will it help low the cost?
answered on Oct 26, 2020
The judge is not legally required to consider the other children, unless there is a court order of support for them. The judge may consider the fact that you have other children in your household to deviate from the child support guidelines, but he/she is not required to.
He Ex is saying that is kidnapping.
She has sole custody
answered on Oct 24, 2020
It's not kidnapping but it could cause her to lose custody. She needs to hire a custody lawyer.
I’m going to get custody of my daughters, what are some things that could help build my case? I have proof that the mother does drugs around them. Videos of her allowing my 9 month old at the time drink a beer. She doesn’t care for them probably, and hoax of other things! What else could I... View More
answered on Oct 24, 2020
Give your attorney a list of the 10 worst things your can say about your ex and let your attorney pick what to use.
Yes you working offshore seriously hurts your custody case.
It hasn't even been a year yet and my child's father has filed like 5 times trying to modify custody. He nothing has changed for him to get her the extra days. He brought it up once he got served child support papers. He says he can't afford to pay all that so he's going to try... View More
answered on Oct 20, 2020
He has to show a change in circumstances to modify custody.
My mom has been very neglectful towards me and not my sisters so I'm wondering if my grandmother on my dad's side of the family can get custody of me in court
answered on Oct 20, 2020
You are a minor. Yes your grandmother can seek custody of you.
The court order is for one parent to move from another state back to Louisiana in 3 months. This was done in less then two weeks. The order also states to come up with an agreed upon parenting plan to submit to the court. We have the plan figured out. I just need to know do I file it as a motion to... View More
answered on Oct 20, 2020
Your attorney can draft a Consent Judgment as to the parenting plan and an Affidavit as to the relocation.
The court order makes no mention of a termination date for payments.
Is there a way to get full custody of my kids with no visitation from mother due to the fact that she abuses drugs around them??
Can it be done in two different parish and will they do week to week visiting if he can get them from school and home
answered on Oct 18, 2020
Custody and child support do not have to ne in the same parish. Hire a custody lawyer.
while the other parent lives in a different school zone. Both parents equally share custody no domiciliary named. What could the parent in the other school zone do to get the order changed? Does homelessness (couch surfing of their own volition) count as endangering the child?
answered on Nov 2, 2020
Depending on your Judicial district you can either attempt to obtain a custody modification or enter a consent through the courts Hearing officers or Judge.
I had her oldest son before he went to stay with his dad. Both boys have the same father according to my sister. The father doesn't help me financially with my nephew. Can i make him take a dna test? And how can i get assistance with taking care of my nephew?
answered on Oct 18, 2020
Hire a custody lawyer to seek Child Support and to Disavow.
I can Leave Home After my Birthday? - Gabrielle
Untill I'm settled in a new place. Mother lives with other people. Don't want the state to get my kids
answered on Oct 15, 2020
If you are homeless, leave the children with their mother, if the home is appropriate. If the home is not suitable, leave them with another extended relative.
My husband (the brother of the child's father) were only suppose to have had him for a couple of months and he never came to get him. The reason we have the child is because the father was living in his grandfather's home and he was stilling from the grandfather. The cops were called on... View More
As well as the last incident while I was pregnant when I left and I am due in 5 months
answered on Oct 11, 2020
Get certified copies of the police reports, print all the photos and messages then hire a family lawyer.
My girlfriend is 17. Her mother has legal custody of her but she lives with her grandparents. Is there any way she could move in with me? I had ran away whenever I was 17 a few years ago and the cops said they could only bring me back home one time, after that it was on my own because I was a legal... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2020
No, a 17 year old is minor and cannot leave home without consent until age 18.
answered on Oct 6, 2020
Consult with a family law attorney directly. Consider filing a motion to establish paternity through testing. If established, the court will recognize you as the father by matter of law, regardless of the birth certificate. Be prepared to owe responsibilities to the child if you are found to be... View More
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