No. His mother does not automatically have guardianship of the children. If you gave up custody and placement in the family court, your parental rights were not terminated. You would have the right to file a Motion with the Court to assume custody and care of the children. His mother would have... View More

No. She would need to file a Motion for Modification of Placement or you both would need to sign a Stipulation and Order for modification of the Order to allow her summer placement. She needs an Order of the Court. If she does not have the Court Order, she can not remove them without your... View More

If there is already an Order for placement, you can file a Petition to Enforce placement. The Court needs to schedule it for hearing within thirty days.

The question is whether the final Order was for a continuing CHIPS Order, or whether Children's Court has dismissed the CHIPS action. Children's Court Orders take priority over Family Court Orders. If she filed a Motion to Modify Placement in Children's Court, the Children's... View More

The Family Court Code does not provide for shared physical placement of non parents. If the parents would be found to be unfit, you could petition for guardianship. However, for a third party such as a grandparent to be awarded placement, not visitation, there would need to be a referral to the... View More

Unfortunately, this is not possible at this time. If she is pregnant while she is still legally married, the child is presumed to be a child of the husband. The marital presumption of paternity will need to be overcome in her legal separation/divorce process. Only after that, you could file a... View More

You need to file a Petition for Guardianship and serve the mother and the father with a copy of the Petition and accompanying pleadings. You need to allege that the mother and father have left the child in your care and state in specific terms the facts to support that they are unable to, or... View More

If you have shared physical placement of your children and hold open of child support since your incomes are equal, it is normally presumed that you share variable costs for the children, even if it does not specifically state so in the court order. You should be offsetting the variable expenses... View More

If your mental illness is preventing you from safely parenting your child, this is a possibility. If you are functioning well and taking prescribed medications to control your mental illness, it is unlikely that you would lose custody or placement. Without knowing the nature of your diagnosis, it... View More

Normally, an attorney must also be licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin. However, he could represent himself pro se, meaning unrepresented by counsel, if he so chooses.

No. The child’s braces and the like are not dischargeable in bankruptcy and he can be held in contempt for failing to pay as ordered.

You can file a Motion for Contempt, but the action is already done. If you have a conflict as to the religion in which you wish for your child to be raised, you should file a Motion with the Court.

If your case was dismissed, you will need to refile.

There would need to be more information provided to respond to this question, primarily for which reason were you on probation. What were the charges. Also, were you incarcerated for a period? You should consult with an experienced family law attorney to determine your rights and strategy.

No. Your stepfather is not your biological or legal parent. Your biological parents are your legal custodians unless your stepfather has adopted you.

You would need to file a Petition for Guardianship once your nephew is present in the State of Wisconsin. Both parents will need to be served with Notice of the Petition and the hearing.

If your situation has changed substantially since the time of the last Order, you can file a Motion to Modify Placement and Custody if the last Order was not the initial Order. Otherwise, you can also file a Petition to Enforce the existing placement schedule and request that the Court find him in... View More

Until the time he is the adjudicated father after the child is born, he has no legal rights to the child unless you were married. Once the child is born, his placement and custodial rights would be under the laws of the Country in which the child is born.

Not everything is clear as to your status. If the Chips order is expired, the family court Order controls. If there has been a substantial change of circumstances, you need to file a Motion for Modification of the Temporary Order as to placement of the children.

It depends on the language in the order. It would specifically need to state that they need to be substantially current in the order if they are to lose the deduction for that calendar year.