Emancipation is a very personal thing and should not be taken lightly. There are certain barriers to emancipation such as the need to have a prior child custody case. If you are being abused and/or neglected and you are a minor, it is a good idea to reach out to your local Department of Social... Read more »

The question is not one of fraud, but of ethics and bias, or the appearance of bias, which would require the judge to recuse themselves. Such decisions are left to the judge, but a party may raise the issue by motion, asking the judge to recuse themselves. The party doing so has to weigh the risk... Read more »

She can get child support accounting from the date she files a petition for custody and support in court, so at any hearing the judge can award support going back to the date she filed. If there is a written agreement, or she can cobble together enough proof of an agreement, that you were to pay... Read more »

The assumption based on the limited facts provided is that there was an order for child support issued in Maine at some point if time, and you did not pay. Eventually arrears accumulated and the amount owed was reduced to a monetary judgment. That judgment has likely been earning interest from... Read more »

There's no law against it. In a custody dispute between two parents, such an arrangement (among many other factors) may be considered in deciding which parent can provide the best home environment to their children. Your question has too few facts to place it into any legal context. In poor... Read more »

Depends on the original source of the money, and when your name was put on the account. I assume your father needs to qualify for Medicaid to pay the nursing home care, and to do so Medicaid requires that your father use his own assets until he has paid down to the level necessary to receive... Read more »

The following exceptions exist to the two-parent consent requirements, allowing one parent or legal guardian to apply alone with the child:

(1) If one parent cannot appear, the applying parent should bring a signed and notarized Form DS- 3053 “Statement of Consent” of the other parent... Read more »

Assuming he has the child for less than 92 overnight visits per year, and assuming you are not imputed income based on an ability to work but a voluntary choice not to pursue a job, and without adding in the cost of healthcare coverage for your child or other extraordinary child-related expenses,... Read more »

Maryland abolished the causes of action known as breach of marriage and alienation of affections, and any similar action, three quarters of a century ago. The engagement ring must be returned if demanded, as that is considered a conditional gift, with the condition being going through with the... Read more »

That simple question calls for a very broad answer, because how Maryland family law will apply to your particular situation may depend on whether there is a marital settlement agreement, whether any such MSA has been incorporated into a court order, whether the non-custodial parent intends to take... Read more »

You risk being held in contempt of court, fined, paying your ex wife’s attorneys fees, reimbursing her for the credit, incurring your own legal fees and costs traveling back for court, and jail. But if the principle is worth that much to you, feel free to thumb your nose at the judge. I cannot... Read more »

You can't. He's an adult. If he chooses to take the test, then he will take the test. You cannot legally force him to take the test. You can ask him, and he can agree or refuse. That's pretty much all you can do.

You can immediately file a petition for custody as the "de facto parents" of the child, since you have exclusively raised her from an infant, and she has become emotionally attached to you as the only true parents in her life. You will need a lawyer for this, in family law, who is... Read more »

If the agreement is actually a court order, he needs to file in court to modify the child support. He will have to prove the child is not living with her.