Take your attorney's advice. That's what you are paying him or her for. And it sounds like your lawyer is spot-on. You could potentially hamper your entire case with your proposed action.

A divorce has been filed and the court now has jurisdiction over the child. Do not do... View More

If you are legally divorced, then no, your ex should not be able to receive benefits from your work. But how is the employer supposed to know that if you don't tell them you're divorced?

What is this issue? It sounds like you are in the process of two divorces. It's ultimately up to each person to know whether they are married to another. I'd be curious to know what led you to believe your first divorce was final. I assume you do not have an attorney, and you very much need one.

No. Not without penalty.

You can check public records in the county they are located in.

No. You can only be legally married to one person at a time. You are legally married until you are divorced (e.g. a judgment of divorce is signed by the judge).

It starts with proper service and proof of it. You then have to wait 21 or 28 days, depending on how you served the person.

What papers is your spouse refusing to sign? If you've properly served your spouse with the summons and complaint, and the right amount of time has passed, you can move for a default judgment. His or her participation is not required.

I'm unsure what you mean by that. If you were legally married, a divorce proceeding would involve income, assets, and debts during that marriage. Separation - unless done as a legal separation (e.g. court filing) - does not change that.

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File a motion to enforce the judgment.

If you are in current abuse / neglect proceedings, you should have an attorney appointed to you, and you need to work with that person to address these issues.

One of the biggest mistakes parents make in these sort of cases is to focus on what the other person is doing, when the emphasis... View More

Your sister needs to hire an experienced family law attorney. If the child does not have a passport, the husband won't be able to take the child to India. If the child has a passport, the family court can require the husband to turn the passport over to mom. Best wishes!

I'm sorry to say that unless your father put his 'wishes' into a will or other testamentary document, the laws of intestacy are how his estate will be divided. His misunderstanding of dower really won't play into anything here, and if the divorce was not in process (as in filed... View More

Possibly. Seek a local divorce attorney.

Yes, your partner needs to do the legwork in changing her name at each entity. It's not an easy task. Basically, she will need to go through the same process she did to change her name when she got married, just in reverse.

No. Through marriage, you and your wife had a social contract of sort. This man is not a party to that, and therefore you have no real claim against him. Assuming he knows of the marriage, you might say he's not the most moral person, but being an immoral or unethical person doesn't... View More

Through your divorce, possibly. But as to the IRS, the money is as much hers as it is yours.

Yes. You can file a companion motion seeking exclusive use of the marital home.

Possibly. And of course depends on what, if any, agreement can be made.

What does the judgment of divorce say? If it says the house is to be sold, then you need to file a post-judgment motion to enforce that. You may also need to file a formal eviction action.