As the biological mother she will have rights. the extent of those rights will depend on the facts of the case.

Nevada does not require children to support and reside with their disabled parents. If you have guardianship of your parents you may have additional responsibilities.

Hope this helps.

Janice Jacovino, Esq.

A TPO is filed if their fear of threat of domestic violence, harassment or stalking, workplace harassment, sexual assault or child abuse.

If you are in this situation, then you should consider filing a TPO.

if the legal name is hyphenated, the entire hyphenated name should be used as his last name.

Hearing dates are fluid and are constantly subject to being changed for many different reasons some of which can be due to the court's calendar or counsel's conflict. If a court hearing is changed, you should have received a notice giving you the new hearing date. Although I understand... View More

this answer depends on your decree. if you both share joint legal custody, it is customary for both parents to be involved in this type of school decision - unless your decree states differently. Further, giving a five year old the right to decide on custody/timeshare is not something a judge... View More

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You would be considered a "successor in interest" and, yes, you can just keep making the payments. When the trust administration is complete and the home is in your name, provide a copy of the deed to the mortgage lender and let them know that they should start sending statements to you.

your message does to specify whether the custody arrangement is a court order or based on the fact that Dad has chosen not to speak to the child for a year. If there is no legal custody order in place, I suggest you file a Complaint with the court and address the child support in the same matter.... View More

this is something you need to speak to an attorney who practices estate and probate law.

Although it may seem unfair, if he can prove paternity and wishes to be in the child's life, even after 9 years of no relationship with the child, it is likely that the judge may give him some type of custody/visitation rights.

It all depends on the particular situation and thus you... View More

Normally speaking, a parent in a custody/divorce case with children does have the right to know where and with whom their children are spending time with. I say normally, because at times this gets a bit tricky with the parents becoming unreasonable in this request. Parents, during their assigned... View More

Hello,

I am so sorry you are going through this. These situations are never easy. Unfortunately, our firm practices family law and it seems like you may need to find an attorney who can assist you with a domestic abuse case.

I wish you all the best.

-Bonnie Lonardo, ESQ.

It is very unlikely that you will be made responsible for a child you had no knowledge of. It is best to speak to an attorney to better understand the specifics of your case and discuss your rights.

Under the Nevada Statues, the following are acts that constitute Domestic Violence - an addiction to meth is not included in this list.

battery; assault; forcing or threatening force to compel someone to do something they have a right to refuse; sexual assault; harassing behaviors, such as... View More

As long as there is no court involvement, you are legally free to move with your child out of state. Both parents have the same rights to their children absent any court orders and thus the other parent may oppose this move and may file a motion with the court that may prevent your move.

Your situation sounds like it may benefit from speaking to a probate attorney. unfortunately our firm doesn't handle these types of matters but I am certain you can get assistance from a probate attorney. wishing you the best.

Although I understand and sympathize with your situation, generally speaking children younger than 15 or 16 years of age do not usually get to make decision as to custody preference. However, you might be able to have the children interviewed to see if the children's hesitation to go with the... View More

it is a very commendable thing you have done in caring for your nephew. unfortunately if there is no court order giving you rights to custody or guardianship of your nephew, you don't really have legal rights.

if you are concerned about the safety of your nephew, you can always ask... View More

Assuming your mother was a raiders t of Nevada when she died, pursuant to Nevada intestate law, her deceased children’s grandchildren step into their deceased parent’s shoes. That being said, assuming your deceased siblings each had at least one child, the estate would be divided in four, on... View More

Unless there is a court order giving your parents either guardianship or custody of the children, both parents are still legally responsible for the children.