Unfortunately it sounds like your daughter is going to need the services of a family law attorney.

Unfortunately, there's not much recourse. Your issue is more common than a lot of people realize. Fortunately, a lot of courts are becoming more aware of the issue, and particularly with certain companies, to the point where some courts have changed providers. All you can really do is what you... View More

Assuming you are the natural mother, and have at least joint legal custody, you would not need to file anything as by default, when one parent dies, the other parent has full legal custody. If you don't have legal custody for some reason, there would be other steps you would need to take.

If the kids will be staying overnight, you should. And if you want more parenting time, a bedroom would be essential.

Depends of if your wife's parental rights were terminated, or if the children are with grandma under a guardianship. If under a guardianship, your wife can petition the court. If it's a termination, it is unlikely anything can be done.

You cannot move out of state with a minor child subject to a Michigan custody order without the court's permission anyway. And at 17 years old, there's not much a court is going to do to make her go with you if she don't want to. If dad is stable, and daughter wants to, then custody... View More

File a motion with the court.

You - or more accurately, the parents of these kids are in a pickle. Assuming Dad has established legal custody, he and the mother could consent to you being the guardian. That actually might be a really good idea for both of them, because if Dad goes to jail or prison, and Mom is already locked... View More

You will likely need two different lawyers because your issues are with two completely separate areas of the law. Your warrant is the easier of the two to deal with, and you can start by contacting a criminal attorney in the area where your warrant is from. Your parental rights issue is far more... View More

Is it parenting time or child support that is reserved? Ordinarily, it would be the child support. Regardless, that language means that either party or the court can revisit that decision.

Unless you have been determined to be the legal father, and a custody determination has been made (which would require court involvement), then yes, she can move.

Herein lies the rub with trying to do things outside of court: you can't expect the court to enforce or protect something... View More

The order CAN be enforced.

To do this 'right' you need to have the order changed, and from your description there is ample reason to ask for that, and if true, the Court would most likely agree and allow the modification.

DO NOT try to do this alone however, as the... View More

Assuming you mean joint legal custody, then yes, you would need the father's consent to any major education changes. Have you discussed this with him? If not, and if in fact you are charged with truancy, you run the risk of being on the wrong end of a custody change.

Judges make decisions based on the best interest of the child; there is no "normal" parenting time schedule because every situation is different. That said, the intent is to create an equitable (not necessarily equal) parenting time arrangement. And with young children, the thought is... View More

You will likely need to file a motion in court to get any money back. Here's the thing: the IRS doesn't know what the custody status is of any particular child. They do match social security numbers, and that's how they catch people fraudulently claiming dependents: two people claim... View More

Child support is determined on the basis of the ability to pay for both parents. The standard for modification is often a substantial and continuing” change, which can be caused by a change to either parent’s situation or both. As the last order appears to have been several years ago, it is... View More

Not sure what's going on here. Do you have legal custody of the child? If so, then you now have sole legal custody; full stop. If the child currently resides with the brother, he may petition for guardianship....but if you are the child's mother, and your legal parental rights have not... View More

Your question begs the response most family law practitioners and judges urge clients: everything revolves around the best interest of the children, not the parents. One of the best interest factors is the parents willingness and ability to facility the parent-child bond with the other parent. I... View More

Too many unstated factors here....and it comes down to a bit of common sense. Is he drunk or hung over when his parenting time is to start? If so, I doubt any judge would think it's appropriate for a parent to exercise parenting time while intoxicated. If he is known to drink to the point of... View More

Yes; you should seek advice from an attorney versed in abuse / neglect proceedings. "doing what they asked" is a necessary first step, but the law is far more complex than that, and many other factors are in play.