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Your current state is Ohio
And I have the other we had a verbal agreement things where great up to about two or theee months ago where he stop answering my calls and text and Facebook messages for my daughter he never not once cared to speak to his other daughter that I have but that never stop me from reminding him and... View More 
answered on Apr 20, 2018
If you are living in Massachusetts with one of the children, Massachusetts has jurisdiction over that child. However, if the other child is living in another state for 3 years Massachusetts does not have jurisdiction over the other child- the other state does . You have not stated whether there was... View More
answered on Apr 20, 2018
Ohio does not emancipate in most circumstances. Here is more information:
https://www.ohiobar.org/ForPublic/Resources/LawYouCanUse/Pages/LawYouCanUse-255.aspx
Confide in a teacher, school counselor, other family member, or other trusted adult for support. At age 18 you will no... View More
answered on Apr 18, 2018
They certainly could be, depending on the severity of the crime.
answered on Apr 16, 2018
Depends on their maturity levels, but likely yes , especially if the 17 year old is responsible. There is no statutory age at which they can stay by themselves. It is the parents decision to be made on a case by case business. If you have an adult who can look in on them and respond if there is... View More
My girlfriends parents couldn’t keep me away from my child or have more rights then me? Do I myself have control over my kid as the same of my girlfriend?
answered on Apr 16, 2018
Since you are unmarried, the mother will have sole legal custody of the child. And since she is a minor, her parents can stills set rules for her. An unmarried father has no legal rights unless he establishes paternity and a court grants him parental rights, and then the court can also order the... View More
There's a lot of emotional and metal abuse in my family. I would be moving in with my boyfriend.
I just got court ordered guardianship for my niece and she is in foster care would if be illegal if i went to get her?
answered on Apr 15, 2018
Once the juvenile court gets involved, the juvenile court has custody of a child regardless of your guardianship status. You will need to attend the court hearings and FST meetings to be granted custody and have the action dismissed by the juvenile court. Talk to an attorney who practices in the... View More
House robbery
answered on Apr 14, 2018
Yes, depending on the crime. Juveniles can no longer be sentenced to life without parole in Arkansas. They can still be sent to prison. Having no criminal background helps when negotiating a plea without prison time, if you go to trial and during sentencing, if convicted
she's accompanied by her father, stepmother, or mother. The mother dropped her off at her grandmother's house, left, and told the grandmother and my niece to lie that the mother was there too in case the PO checked up on her. (She has an ankle monitor so her whereabouts can be tracked... View More
answered on Apr 12, 2018
Yes, your niece is at risk of violating her probation, even if she does so with her mother's consent. "Mom said it was OK" is not a defense.
answered on Apr 11, 2018
You should immediately hire a criminal defense attorney with experience in juvenile law and do not talk to the police unless that attorney advises otherwise. The child's future may depend on how well you handle this situation. It is serious.
Her aunt is temporary guardian
answered on Apr 10, 2018
She can temporarily, but she needs to contact dfcs if her legal guardian kicked her out.
Just a general question.
answered on Apr 9, 2018
Are you asking if you could be found to be liable for wrongful death? By "breaks in", I'm assuming that, in your scenario, the doors were locked. It's not likely, but in the event it does happen you should contact your homeowner's insurance company.
answered on Apr 9, 2018
The Illinois Criminal Code provides that a person commits criminal sexual abuse if that person commits an act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with a victim who is at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age and the person is less than 5 years older than the victim. Depending on... View More
i live in cordele, georgia and its a permanency hearing for my children that i didnt get notified of until this past Saturday night at 830pm via text message of a screenshot of a document that im assuming was sent to the case worker that sent it to me.
answered on Apr 9, 2018
You need to speak with an attorney ASAP. If this is a permanency hearing, you should've already been afforded the opportunity to get a court appointed attorney. If you have not, ask for one tomorrow. They will have to determine if you qualify for a court appointed attorney, so they may have... View More
It was after my stepdad beat me....they isolated me...it took 2 weeks to contact my real dad about it and he called my school counselor who reported it to DCFS my mom got mad at dad for that and went to court .judge issued an Op where I can't be around my father .she didn't even tell me,... View More
answered on Apr 9, 2018
Under Illinois law, both parents get visitation (now called "parenting time") with their children. Therefore your legal father should have court ordered visitation with you. On the Order of Protection which named you without your consent, you can appear in court on the OOP & tell the... View More
Has caused the girl to get two stables in her head so they are giving her a felony which is dropped down to misdemeanor only if she is good in school out of school no more fights til the next court date and also has to participate in programs then they will dropped the felony to me this punishment... View More
DHHS became involved due to my bf's criminal record. He has nothing against children. My son is 11 has been with me all his life. I gave his dad sole R&R so DHHS would leave. My son refuses to live with his dad. He wants to runaway and has become really depressed. What repracations am I... View More
answered on Apr 9, 2018
you can file a motion to modify the order giving the father sole parental rights to change the contact provisions and primary residence etc. you will have to show something has changed since the order giving sole rights to dad. That would be your son's reaction to living with his dad. Of... View More
answered on Apr 7, 2018
A person under age 14 cannot consent to sex. So there is a presumption if is without consent.
If the 16 year old is more than 3 years older that the 13 year old, that is another problem. While on paper it looks like 3 years, it depends on when the birthdays fall. 13 year old could have... View More
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