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My ex’s girlfriend is stepping into our custody arrangements. She asked my daughter if she’s want to stay for a week while she’s off work. They didn’t tell my daughter her dad still has to work. My daughter thought she’d have a week with her dad. She’ll only see her dad briefly during... View More 
answered on Jun 12, 2018
Your daughter cannot make the decision to not go; however if the week was an extra visitation and not part of the custody agreement, then you can deny the time on her behalf.
How do i ask the judge for a higher level of security? The circuit clerk recommended writing a letter? Or is there a form I could fill out? How likely will the judge rule on sealing the case?
answered on Jun 6, 2018
You have to ask the judge for a higher level of security, and you will need a very good reason for it.
My brother is incarcerated and signed POA to me. The Division shut me out of the last FST meeting and said I am not party to the case. I have set in on every support team meeting with my brother until he had to do his plea. They have broke every rule in the book in his case. It is criminal!
answered on Jun 4, 2018
No, they don't have to acknowledge it. Power of Attorney is a private decision someone makes to allow another person short-term decision making authority over their legal affairs. In order for a parent to grant a third party temporary custody over a child, they need to appoint a guardian... View More
Baby hasn't been born yet.
answered on Jun 1, 2018
Signing the birth certificate will not assign you legal rights over the baby. In order to assert you legal rights, you will need to seek a paternity action, or a Petition for the Declaration of Paternity. Talk to a family attorney local to you about your circumstances.
How do i get ahold
answered on May 30, 2018
You didn't finish your question. You file a motion by drafting and filing it. Better yet, if you can afford to hire an attorney, hire an attorney to do it right. If you were asking where to find a form, Missouri state court websites generally have forms. I'm not sure if there is a... View More
answered on May 28, 2018
That's too general a question to answer. You prevail in court by convincing the judge you are right. If you hire an attorney you will increase your chance of success.
My husband filed for divorce secretly without notice. He makes over 9k per month and his mother still paid for his attorneys. I have recently filed a motion to order my husband to pay the attorney retainer fee for me to get an attorney. The judge granted it and gave me 6 dates and said I need to... View More
answered on May 28, 2018
If the opposing counsel won't communicate with you, you could send a draft notice of hearing and state that you will file it if you don't hear back within X days.
answered on May 28, 2018
So long as your rights were not officially terminated, then yes you would still have rights to your son. However, you must follow the contact schedule put in place by the court. It is unlikely that your rights were terminated, as you state that your child is living with his father, and the court... View More
He is keeping them from me cant get ahold of him i dont know where he lives anymore
answered on May 25, 2018
You will need to file a motion for family access, requesting the courts to make him follow the ordered parenting plan.
His son is in Florida with his mom and we would love to have him living with us
answered on May 24, 2018
It is unclear if you step-son is living with his mother or with his grandmother. If the child is living with his mother already, then you have no rights the child. If the child is living with the paternal grandmother of unwed parents, then only the mother has rights to the child without a court... View More
answered on May 21, 2018
No, if he tries to move away without your permission, then you can call the police and have him brought home or detained in juvenile as a runaway.
I am 17 years old and I don’t want to stay at home anymore. It’s not a healthy environment. I did research and I found that in some states you can’t be forced to come back home at 17 if you runaway. I’m also aware that I’m not the age of majority. I just can’t wait until 18. It’s a... View More
answered on May 21, 2018
Until you are 18, then you will be considered a runaway if you try to leave home; your mother can call the police and have you placed in juvenile detention. You will have to have your friend seek guardianship and quickly if you want to move out.
Form 14 2c:1 . I was given credit for my youngest child staying with me primarily. His mom and I are together and we have been so for 7 years. Each year I claim him on my taxes. However, during a dispute with my oldest child’s mother; it was mention that I shouldn’t have gotten that credit. How... View More
answered on May 10, 2018
This is not as easy of a question to answer as it sounds. The Form 14 is one page, however there a is a 40-page document that accompanies this form titled "DIRECTIONS, COMMENTS FOR USE AND EXAMPLES FOR COMPLETION OF FORM NO. 14". There are also relevant cases in Missouri that specifically... View More
The non-custodial father isn't in my children lives! I have a no contact order against my childrens biological father in the state of Mo. I would like to give my fiance guardianship so he maybe able to deal with medical & school issues, also my children want my fiance last name, what do I... View More
answered on May 8, 2018
Your fiance can't get guardianship if you, the current guardian, are still functioning and caring for the children. It sounds like what you really need is a step-parent adoption. You will have to be married for six months before he is eligible to adopt your children. Once you have been... View More
How do we file a motion to suspend proceedings in our divorce? It is contested but no hearing dates are set yet. I am Pro See and my husband's lawyer just dropped him and we would like to suspend to see if we can work out our differences without withdrawing so he doesn't lose what money... View More
answered on May 7, 2018
The short answer is that the court does not have a "hold" option for matters. Hearings can be continued for good reason; however, if a judge hears that you're attempting reconciliation, he or she may dismiss the case and make you start over. You still have some time, though. Once... View More
This year I found out that my daughter's father has been working since 2000, has investment properties, co-owned several businesses, etc. He has all of it under an assumed name or family members. He has failed to pay child support since around 2007 and it was never paid in full or up to date.... View More
answered on May 7, 2018
This is going to be very fact dependent and rely on specific statutory language. You will need an attorney to assist you. At the very least, sit down to go over specifics as part of a consultation so you have a good idea of what to do next. Child Support Enforcement or an attorney may not be able... View More
She and the father have lived together over 18 years but were never married. She has no ownership in any of the father's assets.
answered on Apr 30, 2018
no, simply moving out of the house is not abandonment; now if she refuses or neglects to have contact with the children for over six months, then she will have abandoned the children.
is it illegal for him to do that? his divorce asks for full custody for him
answered on Apr 30, 2018
It is sneaky, but not illegal for him to do that, you will need an attorney ASAP to assist you getting the protection order dismissed, and fighting for your custodial rights.
We recently found out she is claiming to now have seizures and has filed for disability.
answered on Apr 30, 2018
Standard support obligations end when the child is 18 or 21 if still in school; so yes, the child support should end. The courts don't automatically keep track of a child's age, so you will need to contact child support enforcement and file for termination of support.
It is... View More
-Joint legal custody
-other parent refuses to go to a place to get checked for lice
-children keep returning to our house with lice
answered on Apr 30, 2018
It sounds like you need a motion for contempt, to make the parent seek proper medical care for the child. Ask an attorney to assist you.
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