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Can I ask for a new investigation because after speaking with several specialists they don’t understand why the child’s word and the defendants history wasn’t enough evidence
answered on Mar 11, 2020
Short answer is no. CPS is like the police; when you call the police, they come out and do an investigation. Sometimes they arrest people, sometimes they give a warning, sometimes they find nothing. The point is that once you call CPS, what and how they do their investigation is up to them - you do... View More 
Safety plan was unknown to mother
Daughter (1 of 3) children was assaulted, mother reported all known info of perpetrator to cps and state police
After daughter came forward there was a voicemail from a cps agent to the mother stating that she is not allowed to pick up her... View More
We had a hearing, but the judge did not swear in either party before the session. I'm just wondering if that makes the session in question inadmissible in higher court?
answered on Mar 2, 2020
It's good practice for judges to do so, but it doesn't always happen. Nor does it change the fact that there's a recording on everything and that people are presumed to be telling the truth in response to judges' questions.
My son's (he is 19 years old) daughter is almost 17 months old & we have had her almost every weekend since birth, including 3-4 separate times when her mother left her with us for 7-10 days while she was out of state. Her mom abruptly stopped visits but since my son is not on the birth... View More
answered on Feb 22, 2020
Your son will need to start a paternity action to establish paternity. If you search on the State Court Administrator's Office website, you'll find the forms to fill out. You are right that establishing paternity alone will not change custody. Your son will then need to petition for... View More
Can my wife go to doctors appointments, school conferences or is that going against “no third party contact” and “parenting communication strictly between parents”
answered on Jan 17, 2020
Generally that means that the parents should communicate directly with each other and not boyfriends/grilfriends or new spouses.
Both parents should be involved in the childrens education and health regardless of whether you are still together or not. It is in the best interest of the... View More
My 25 yr old son was in a relationship, woman said he was the father of baby. They broke up in May 2019 and she will not have anything to do with us or him. No communication at all. He truly needs help and does not have much money. Can he get a legal aid attorney and how? He wants to be in the... View More
answered on Jan 22, 2020
Many courthouses have a legal assistance center or otherwise a place where they have forms available for these sort of matters and have staff able to assist in filling them out appropriately. Do that and get this matter before a judge. Continued communication with this woman is unlikely to yield... View More
I filed Jan 3rd and have tried to get him to agree to letting me move just outside of michigan. I cant file a motion because I dont have the money for a lawyer to do it. I just want to know if I can get in trouble if I move with them anyways!
answered on Jan 12, 2020
Yes, the move could be used against you. Not wise to do so. If you cannot afford a lawyer at the moment, you should check in to your local legal aid office. Or, your courthouse may have a legal assistance center with forms available to file the required motion on your own.
This is for a custody battle. The investigator recommended I get full custody.
answered on Jan 5, 2020
You may, although by filing an objection, a hearing will be set where both sides may present evidence.
Not conceived in this county. This is where her mother moved.
answered on Dec 17, 2019
You will have to get the Addresses and correspond with them by mail.
State and does not pay any required child support. Is there any legal action I should consider taking.
answered on Dec 7, 2019
Not really. The Revocation of Paternity Act essentially has a 3 year time bar. At 17 years old, your case is well beyond that. And with you having full custody, I would imagine even if some form of relief were possible to get in front of a judge, a court would find that it's in the... View More
I live in central Ohio, my ex lives in northern Michigan with my children. I would like to file the custody motion from a different county in Michigan so that me and my ex both travel the same distance. Otherwise, I have to travel 8 hours one way and he only travels 15 minutes. I end up having to... View More
answered on Dec 7, 2019
No. Venue - or the proper court to file - typically depends on what county the child resides in. There are some other factors that help determine venue. But you certainly cannot file in a county just because it happens to be a halfway point, as that court would have no jurisdiction.
A... View More
Last year I gave custody of my daughter to fictive grandparents due to health care reasons. There is a custody order. I am now wanting to get custody back, am I able to without going to court? What first steps should I take?
answered on Dec 5, 2019
You will need to go to court even if these grandparents agree.
I was granted full physical and legal custody of my son. We agreed that my son's father would have supervised visits for 2 hours every Friday. The first visit I was supposed to drop him off then he would pick him up from then on. I have contacted him every Friday since to see if I should... View More
answered on Nov 25, 2019
You can and probably should file a motion with the court asking to modify the parenting time order and cite his missed visits. Until a court says otherwise, you have an obligation to make the child available.
answered on Nov 22, 2019
We'd need a lot more facts to even hazard a guess. Custody is determined by 12 "best interest" factors; domestic violence is part of one factor.
i also have two police reports should i get that too? he wants joint legal and physical and i want joint legal and sole physical we live in different county, and how do i file my respond complaint?
answered on Nov 2, 2019
Police reports would be most helpful, perhaps. But the relevant inquiry is to what extent the child has been exposed to domestic violence, or to what extent either parent can foster a healthy parent relationship between the child and other parent.
My child is 12 years of age, her mother and I have joint physical custody. Her mother does not take her parenting time and sends our child to her grandparents house on her weeks. When she does have our child she misses school quite often she also has not reported to the Friend of the Court that she... View More
answered on Oct 31, 2019
You can find a motion to change parenting time, or possibly custody, particularly with regard to the child missing school while in her care. You will, of course, need to document these concerns - particularly with regard to drugs in the home.
My son has every other weekend and Wednesday’s for 3 hours with his dad and his dad has not picked him up one weekend and picked him up on day 2 the next weekend. Can he just pick him up whenever he wants or is there a time limit to him losing his weekend?
answered on Sep 26, 2019
You should contact the Friend of the Court in your county, or a local family law attorney who practices regularly in those courts to determine what the local standard is. In a lot of places, 30 minutes is considered a reasonable amount of time to wait around; anything more and you can safely assume... View More
My son moved with me 5 years ago from Michigan to Wisconsin and it was court approved. Since living in WI he has made great friends, plays in sports he never did before, and has great grades in school. Back in December of 2018, my son told an older cousin of his back in Michigan that he wanted to... View More
answered on Sep 26, 2019
This being in the midst of a school year, I doubt a judge would order a change at this point. However, your son is 15, old enough and hopefully mature enough for a judge to take his opinion seriously. If he wants to move back to Michigan, and can articulate valid reasons (besides "Dad lets me... View More
answered on Sep 26, 2019
No, and particularly not if you and your new spouse are not doing a step-parent adoption.
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