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I’m primary of son (16)in Nevada ex is primary of daughter(13) in Idaho. Idaho has jurisdiction. Court custody is alternate summers holiday no child support. Split medical cost 2019 court date she didnt get primary of son back no substantial change. She asked if I would take daughter because... View More

answered on Aug 5, 2022
You should consult an Idaho attorney. From a Nevada attorneys' perspective and with the limited information above, you can file in court asking for primary custody if you have had primary custody ( even if it was voluntary given to you) as this can be seen as a substantial change assuming... View More
I have an existing child custody agreement but after my sons december visit to his dads he came home and told me he was sexually abused buy his father 4 times. I filed a motion to modify custody and filed a police report. The judge ordered a CPS investigation and has the findings. I was told by CPS... View More

answered on Aug 5, 2022
You can file a Motion to Modify Custody and explain to the court why you kept your son and ask the court to change custody to you as dad is assaulting the child. However, you want to be sure the sexual assault has been substantiated or the court is unlikely to change custody without some other... View More
Daughters father recently had a warrant for his arrest for child abused and neglect on another child living with him. I filed an ex parte when he was arrested on these charges. Can I keep my daughter until our next hearing?

answered on Jul 11, 2022
If you feel that the child is in danger from being with the other parent due to his current arrest for abuse and neglectful then I would suggest filing a motion with the court for temporary orders before keeping the child away from the other parent. It is never a good idea to violate a current... View More
Hello my name is Savannah B.,
My husband has 2 kids by someone else . They were both living in San Diego . She had left to Las Vegas Nevada. So we decided to move to Las Vegas so he can be closer to his kids . Well we never saw them or she didn’t contact us . On his kids were about’s .... View More

answered on Jul 11, 2022
A parent cannot move a child out of the child's resident state without either a Court Order or the other parent's consent.
I am not certain from your question and fact pattern if the parties already had a Custody Order in place before Mom moved away with the children. If there... View More
For the last 10 years, my family has lived away from our extended family due to work. I have been a stay at home mom for 10 years while my husband has worked and advanced his schooling and graduated from University. I have no more than a HS education and no skills to obtain a job to help support my... View More

answered on Jul 5, 2022
Assuming you have or had case with Family Court, you would need to file a Motion for Relocation.
If you do not have a case then you would first need to file for divorce; custody or legal separation depending on your circumstances, then in this case you can file yourMotion for Relocation.... View More
My ex moved to be closer to his mom (she's his source of income). He's currently having mental health issues. He has talked about dating Jesus, seeing and hearing god, shooting demons, my oldest having a demonic name (she goes by a chosen name), and demons "attaching" themselves... View More

answered on Jun 1, 2022
It appears from your message that you have reason for concern regarding his visitations with the kids. I am not certain what type of visitation dad has but you might want to consider filing a motion for modification of custody yourself if you are planning on keeping the kids away from him. This... View More
this and I have him more than his dad because my husband works out of state. We have been doing this arrangement for a year now, and just today she told me she is keeping their son on Sunday (which is the day we always switch off) because of Mother's Day and she still wants him back the... View More

answered on May 10, 2022
Since it appears from your question that there is no legal custody order in place, Mom has the right to keep her son if she chooses without legal repercussions. I suggest that Dad file for custody and get a legally binding order in place for his custody rights and avoid any future issues like... View More
Custody order wanting sole custody. Well I wasn’t able to make it to court so judge gave her sole custody and I have no rights or visitation. But in 2016 I moved back to Nevada to be in my daughters life. I’ve been around my daughter for almost 5 and half years. I’ve taken her places bought... View More

answered on May 10, 2022
I believe strongly in retaining counsel whenever you have a legal matter regarding custody of children. These cases can get very complicated and you are fighting for the most important and fundamental right as a parent. It should be handled by an experienced attorney to get you the best possible... View More
he took me too court for contempt he was granted 5 days of Xtra parenting time.can he add that to his already long 16 day time-frames in summer or do I have a right to say no.

answered on Apr 26, 2022
Normally with proper notice he can add the awarded 5 days to any time period he wants with limited exceptions. For the most part, holiday's and the other parents vacations or special days are off limits. Review the Order which gave him the additional time for specific's. You may also... View More
That are approved for by his insurance. My son has been sick throughout the year school year I picked out two doctors made appointments because he hadn't give me his doctors that he suggested. Then he decides to go and find a doctor and take him to the doctor. I still want them to go to a... View More

answered on Apr 19, 2022
If the custody order awards you both joint legal custody, then you both have the right to take the child to doctors if needed. it is important that you both discuss the choice of doctors as the court is expecting you both to co-parent. Please know that with joint legal custody, one parent cannot... View More
My significant other and I have been together since sept 2013. Child was born Jan 2012. Biological father has never put forth any effort to support (financially or emotionally) the child and has been in and out of jail and prison the child’s entire life. I’ve been acting in place as his father... View More

answered on Apr 26, 2022
The child's mother can file with the Court requesting to obtain a passport for the child. When granted, the Court will order that the passport can be obtained without the Biological father's signature.
The child's mother can also file for sole or primary custody and child... View More
It will not affect the other party's parenting time within any fashion. I don't see anything within the MSA that says that I can't move within the city. Do I need to do anything as far as what the law says?

answered on Apr 15, 2022
As long as you are not infringing on the other parent's custody/visitation times, you are not prohibited from moving to a new residence. Be sure to inform the other parent of your new residence.
Does she have the right to come from az to nv to take him from us when She's had zero contact with him

answered on Apr 4, 2022
As the biological mother she will have rights. the extent of those rights will depend on the facts of the case.
If it is child abandonment, would the mother still have to petition through the courts for him to sign over his parental rights?

answered on Apr 4, 2022
In Nevada, abandonment occurs after a 6 month absence from the child. However, the absence doesn't automatically amount to giving up the parental rights to the child. The mother would have to file with the court to have the rights terminated.
She was arrested for assault on her court ordered week for premeditated assault. She brought the kids to my house pretending she had to work, told the person she was going to assault she would be back to “smash her face in” went back and assaulted her. She was arrested and had an outstanding... View More

answered on Mar 11, 2022
A TPO is filed if their fear of threat of domestic violence, harassment or stalking, workplace harassment, sexual assault or child abuse.
If you are in this situation, then you should consider filing a TPO.
We agreed on the hyphenated last name so the mother was happy, but overall we wanted him to have his dads last name(O’Neill). Was it wrong how we hyphenated it. Is the first last name what places,business, etc go by? Thank you.

answered on Feb 28, 2022
if the legal name is hyphenated, the entire hyphenated name should be used as his last name.
Ex husband will nor come to an understanding or arrangement.

answered on Feb 7, 2022
Unless your Order gave you permission to relocate with the children, it is best not to do so without either the other party's consent or Judge approval as you will likely be Ordered to return the children, may have to pay for the other side's attorney fees and/or may cause the judge to... View More
My ex husband and I share 50/50 custody of our sons. We agreed to pull our 5 year old out of kindergarten due to us believing he is not ready for school yet. We had agreed not to force him to go to dads when he is refusing to go and now he is also forcing him to go after telling him he wouldn’t.... View More

answered on Jan 25, 2022
this answer depends on your decree. if you both share joint legal custody, it is customary for both parents to be involved in this type of school decision - unless your decree states differently. Further, giving a five year old the right to decide on custody/timeshare is not something a judge... View More
I have primary but share legal. Other parent refuses to let me know who's around our child when in her custody.

answered on Nov 29, 2021
Normally speaking, a parent in a custody/divorce case with children does have the right to know where and with whom their children are spending time with. I say normally, because at times this gets a bit tricky with the parents becoming unreasonable in this request. Parents, during their assigned... View More
A ruling was made and i filed an appeal does the same judge have say so over my appeal

answered on Nov 15, 2021
Normally when a case in family law is appealed, it goes to the Court of Appeals and has a new judge assigned. It is important to know that appeals are very lengthy, costly and complicated and not every case can be appealed.
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