Until you are emancipated, you cannot move out without your parent's permission. You are not emancipated until you are 18, married, in the military, or able to financially support yourself.

A Show Cause Order is granted upon a Motion for Contempt which must be personally served on the other party. You should file a Motion for a Temporary Order pursuant to 452.315 RSMo. 2016 and request child support, maintenance as well as attorney's fees and costs to be incurred. You should... View More

Absent special circumstances, the answers to your questions are Yes and No. Please see 452.340 RSMo 2016.

Father may introduce proof the Mother is employed. He may also request the Court impute an income to her based upon her earning capacity. This is not the amount she earns; it is the amount she could earn if she did work. This determination takes into consideration her education, licenses,... View More

You can't terminate your rights without someone else to take your place, like a step -parent adoption. However you may be able to modify the order to reflect a no contact, no support agreement. Such an order would not get rid of the arrears; you would still owe it, but it would get rid of... View More

You cannot legally move out with permission from your guardians. Talk to your biological father, and have him speak to an attorney about his seeking custody over you.

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

Yes, if you have a custody order, it must be followed and is enforceable regardless of the child's wishes. You will have to have the order modified to reduce or change his time with her. Talk to a family attorney to discuss modifying the agreement.

If he doesn't show, and he was given proper notice about the court date, then you will receive a default judgment.

Based on just the wording you have provided, it would seem as though you would have to pay for the first year of graduate school. There might be something else in your parenting plan or judgment that discusses the intention of 10 semesters to cover undergrad only. You might be able to modify the... View More

I don't understand your question. Give your property to whom? What decision?

You are certainly allowed to retain new counsel, but the judge is not required to put the case on hold to allow time for you to retain new counsel. Most will give a reasonable time period, however. Your... View More

Child support is only awarded if the child is under 18, or under 21 and still in school, or if the child is severely disabled and needs continued guardianship and care. Talk to an attorney close to you about your circumstances and options.

Your options are to do nothing (not a good option) or file a motion seeking an extension of time, even though the deadline has passed.

A Stipulated Order means an order that the parties stipulate or agree to. A Temporary Order is not a final order.

No one should make an unauthorized signature.

The standard is "unfit, unwilling or unable" you just have to meet one, so it they are unwilling or unable then it still works. Also, you will need to be able to support yourself in some form or fashion. Talk to an attorney local to you about your circumstances to determine your options.

Currently he does not have any rights to your daughter. You may move out of state. However, be aware, that he can always start a paternity action before you move and essentially stop your ability to relocate. Talk to a family attorney close to you about your situation and options.

The only way she could sign her rights away would be if you adopted the child, and if the child in currently in children's division's custody, you would have to become an approved placement under the juvenile court first. You could also seek guardianship of the child, which is done in... View More

There isn't one, it was repealed in 2009. That statute used to say that in order for a parent to submit a motion to modify a current order, they had to catch up any child support obligation for which they were in arrears. But, like I said, it's been repealed, so you don't have to... View More

It would be unlikely. Adoptions legally sever original blood ties, and set up new ones under the law. So if you adopt your grandson, legally he speaking he becomes your son. Talk to an attorney about your adoption options.

You should go to court and admit that you lied; they'll dismiss it.