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I won't be 18 before the semester starts and want to go to college
answered on Nov 10, 2015
Perhaps they can. How do you plan to pay the tuition and your living expenses?
DCS said a subpoena was signed by me to notify me of court. I had no idea about court & lost custody by default for FTA. No child abuse or neglect alleged or found on me, no failed drug screens by me, no misdemeanor it felony charges by me, how can they just take my children from me?
answered on Oct 26, 2015
You need to actually speak with an attorney who handles these types of cases, juvenile dependency. Without doing that, there probably is no hands on help available to you. Instead of asking how to get your children back, you ask only if you can sue them? I don't get it.
the mother never shows up for court. the mediation never gets settled. the courts do not punish her for contempt. and i have ran out of money to keep paying an attorney for this issue. Can i sign my parental rights away?
answered on Oct 23, 2015
Yes, but you still have to pay child support until someone adopts the children or they reach age of majority.
married. But he with holds the children from me unless I pay him huge amounts of money? What can I do to see my children?
answered on Oct 18, 2015
You want to get in touch with a lawyer right away. You are not telling the whole story here so there is no way to give specific advice. Generally, upon filing for divorce, you'll generally be able to make a motion and get temporary parenting schedule/visitation right away. Second, you may be... View More 
I believe it is my God given right to see and raise my kids. I have been going through a divorce for about 9 months and the judge has ruled against me on everything. I have a lawyer and he said in all his 30 yrs of being a lawyer and a juvenile court judge, he has never saw anything like this. I... View More
answered on Sep 8, 2015
Violate a court order and you will quite possibly go to jail. And just because you don't agree with the court's order, you will not have any success claiming that you can "nullify" it. Our system of justice simply doesn't work that way.
answered on Oct 18, 2015
There is no limit generally; <12 may testify as to custodial preference but the Court has to give permission; >12 may testify as to custodial preference.
The general rule is the rule of evidence 601 on competency of witnesses to testify. That rule changed the common law rule in... View More
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