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answered on May 2, 2020
A child cannot decide who he wants to live with until he is 18. However beginning at age 12 the child's preference is one factor to be considered.
My children's dad was permitted every other weekend visitation with me being present. We are suppose to meet at an agreed upon place for him to see them. He was also ordered 200 cs each month. Since this order in September '19 he has seen them at most 10 times since. He has also only... View More 
answered on Apr 28, 2020
You can hire an attorney to hold him. In contempt for both child support and the visitation.
answered on Apr 27, 2020
No must have consent of the other parent or the court.
could you elaborate for me?
answered on Apr 27, 2020
For instance, if the kids live with you, and the other parent has alternate weekend visitation, then the other parent has to pick them up from your house and you have to pick them up from the other parents house.
the father of my 1 year old son wants to give up his rights to our child
answered on Apr 25, 2020
He can't give up his rights unless your husband is adopting. He's not giving away a puppy.
The custody agreement between my children's mother and I was i get sole custody of our 3 children and she would not have to pay child support if she relinquished her rights to claim them on income tax, or use them for any kind of assistamces and herself from anything that could financially... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2020
If you owed arrears, she still gets stimulus check. If not, you should get check.
Getting a divorce and husband is keeping kids away from me no agreement of custody has been made
answered on Apr 24, 2020
If he is denying you custody & visitation, hire an attorney to seek a judgment and schedule.
They currently reside with their father. Neither of the children want to live with him. I just need to know if I have rights to get them.
answered on Apr 24, 2020
You may have grounds to change custody. Discuss this with a custody lawyer.
judge see’s that i was 16 when i was pregnant & had our son at the age 17 & he was 19 now 20. What will most likely happen in court?
answered on Apr 22, 2020
Support Enforcement is a division of the district attorney's office but I don't know it they will refer the case to the misdemeanor division. If you want them to, then mention it to them.
My husband and his daughter mom has a custody agreement but the mom has never really followed the agreement. The agreement states that neither parent should question the child about the other parent. Since the agreement she has caused tension between him and his daughter. My step-daughter refuses... View More
answered on Apr 20, 2020
His attorney can either seek to amend the custody judgment by agreement or hold the other parent in contempt.
Every other weekend. During the state at home order due to virus so do I legally have to send her to her dads when it his weekend? I live in ouachita parish
. He lives in union county.
answered on Apr 18, 2020
At this time the circuits are split in Louisiana. In which parish do you live?
We have no court order about custody and he is on his birth certificate so I pretty much feel like I can’t say no but he won’t listen. When I decide to take him to court can I use the fact that he won’t listen when I say no for our own childs health to stay home against him in court?
answered on Apr 17, 2020
Hire a custody lawyer. But different parishes in Louisiana are ruling differently on custody during Shelter-at-Home Order.
I took him to court. We have shared custody and he is ordered to pay child support. However, he decided to move out of state upon papers being served of custody/support in February 2018. Since the date of judgment, he has only made 2.5 payments and has seen him a total of 2.5 hours in person. He... View More
answered on Apr 12, 2020
You can only remove him from birth certificate if:
1) he fails to pay child support and fails to contact his child for 6 months AND
2) your subsequent spouse wants to adopt.
Hire an adoption lawyer.
But you can still designate a Guardian in your will. Contact an estate planning attorney.
answered on Apr 4, 2020
You need to ask a more specific question. Are you an adoptive parent or a step-parent?
My divorce was granted in Alabama, I now live in Florida, and my ex lives in Louisiana. I went to the sheriff's department and they said they were unable to help without a warrant. How do I obtain one?
answered on Apr 1, 2020
You now have a multi-state problem. I recommend you take the following steps, in order:
1) If the Custody Judgment was from AL, get a certified copy of that Judgment from the Clerk of Court in whatever county granted it,
2) Get a FL lawyer to file a Petition to Recognize a Foreign... View More
What do I do?
answered on Mar 24, 2020
Hire a custody lawyer to seek shared custody or visitation
What can I do about this? The sheriff’s department said they won’t go with me to her house. I can only file a report with them.
answered on Mar 23, 2020
File a report and hire a custody lawyer to file contempt
answered on Mar 22, 2020
Hire a custody lawyer and you can contest that and seek custody or visitation.
her dad don't want her to move and she has been wanting to move with me to Texas I fear for her safety.
answered on Mar 22, 2020
She can't move until she is 18 or you can be criminally charged. Call 911 if she is in danger.
The grandmother who has legal guardianship bc the childs mother was in jail became terminally ill and asked me to take the child in. We got a notary to come and sign papers saying I have temp custody of the child. It states provisional custody on the documents.
answered on Mar 20, 2020
If the Guardianship was issued by a Juvenile Court Judge then the mother has no custodial rights. However if your temporary custody from the grandmother was a Custody by Mandate, then it expires after one year. You need to have a custody lawyer review both the Guardianship and temporary custody... View More
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