What relief are you seeking? If he withheld the child under an ex parte order, you should file an objection to that order; if he did so without a court order, then you should file a parenting time complaint with the friend of the court or look into filing other appropriate motions with the court to... View More

No, but you need to be mindful of evidence rules, due process, and right to confrontation. Your ex, or his attorney, cannot cross-examine a recording, and so they may - likely will - want to have the teacher testify.

You need to focus your arguments on what is happening now; not what happened or didn't happen five years ago. Perhaps the first step should be filing a motion to change parenting time. Your argument isn't whether supervised parenting time should have ever been in place, but that you no... View More

Can they criminally charge you? Yes. Will they, with the child victim saying it didn't happen? Unlikely (assuming a forensic interview was conducted).

CPS investigations are civil in nature. While it all may appear similar, it is legally two different legal matters: civil and... View More

For the uninitiated, you will find "threats" mean something different in the legal world. When CPS (or police, prosecutor, attorney) says "if you don't do this, I'll do that"...and the "that" is something lawful - meaning under the law, they, or a judge, can... View More

Yes. When your son turns 18, he is free to do as he wishes. That includes rebuffing your efforts to connect with him. He may choose to continue life without you, so you need to prepare yourself for that possibility.

It's not a legal situation at this point; it's a social and... View More

Yes. If your ex agrees to have him present here in Michigan, you can start the process of enrollment, then change things with the court.

Unlikely. I would assume someone else became the son's guardian while mother was in prison. Mother would need to convince the probate court that she is a proper guardian, which usually requires a showing that the current guardian is not doing something proper.

Not much. In Michigan, you would need to show a judge that it's actually contrary to the child's best interest not to have contact with you - a pretty tall order. A parent's decision - right, wrong, or otherwise - is presumed to be in the child's best interest.

Have you... View More

The answer greatly depends on how your daughter's boyfriend's paternity is established. But she can legally live with you, and with her daughter. Now, the boyfriend could certainly make an issue of it to the family court. Will that succeed? Who knows. If your son is in therapy and there... View More

You will need to proceed to establish paternity. You will need an attorney because it is a complicated area of law.

You may need to file a parenting time motion and bring this issue before the judge to decide. Neither you nor your daughter can unilaterally change the order.

Doubtful. It sounds like at this point you are sending her money out of the goodness of your heart and not pursuant to any order - in other words, the money you gave could be considered a gift. The law presumes that each party performs due diligence, and it doesn't sound like you took any... View More

Absolutely yes, you need to hire a Wayne County attorney to help.

You should have done that from the start, but it is never too late.

Look here for someone with offices in Wayne County who is familiar with that court's requirements

as they are generally NOT the same... View More

Yes, she would need to be alive.

Short of physically separating, no.

File for custody.

Why not just wait until marriage and change the name through the step-parent adoption?

There is a big difference between being an abusive or neglectful parent and being what some might consider a "bad" parent. With what you're saying, it's hard to say whether any abuse or neglect is going on. People have children and some even excel as parents with mental illness,... View More

Depends on a lot of factors, and if the adoption is finalized.