My friend turns 18 in December but is there anything I can do to help her before that? I live in Oklahoma, would it be legal to let her live with me until she turns 18?
Edit: Some information about the situation that I forgot to mention, mostly because she had an incident with her father... Read more »
Have her call, or you can call, DHS (CPS in Texas) and report the abuse, They will do a welfare check and if she is honest with them they will most likely take her out of the home and place her with another family member or friend of the family. I have seen it before where these emergency... Read more »
Homeless, carless, jobless living in a hotel with 3 children. Having a hard time supporting them. All 3 have adhd and odd. 1 has autism. I don't want to give them up but I don't see any other way. Family is unwilling to help. Don't get food stamps or tanf. Have applied for both.... Read more »
You are clearly in a tough position, and you want to provide the best future for your children. From a purely legal point of view, I would suggest you act out to Family and Children Services and set up an appointment to see what services they may be able to provide. If the services they would be... Read more »
Not really sure what you mean by a disposition hearing. If there is an agreed decree then a disposition hearing is nothing more then the Judge taking testimony that a divorce is what everyone wants. If there is any type of dispute to property, custody, or spousal support then it will be a trial.... Read more »
In Oklahoma, if a man and woman are married, and the wife has a child that turns out not to be the husbands, is he required by law to pay child support for the child that isn't his?
If a child is born during the marriage, the husband is considered by law to be the father and will be on the hook to support the child. There is a very specific procedure and specific time limitations to solve this problem. Contact an attorney today, not tomorrow, to review your case.
Step mom put her house on the reverse mortgage. She set up for her stepson to get 40% and her daughter 60%. Then she put her daughter as beneficiary On her accounts. Well her stepson get any thing?
This is tough to answer with such few facts. If there is equity in the home above the amount of the reverse mortgage then the heir or devisees may be entitled to share in the proceeds.
I believe I have answered this questions before. Your parents can report you as a runaway. They are liable for you until you reach 18 and they could face child neglect charges if they didn't report you. On the other hand, if you are in danger and are being physically abused, you can call... Read more »
Police did nothing when abuse was reported and things got worse.
Technically, she will be a runaway and the mother will be at risk of neglect charges. At 17 she will not be able to enter into contracts or make other legal decisions, so it is complicated. If this young lady is being physically abused, then someone should call DHS, but understand that can get... Read more »
Is it legal for the custodial parent and the supervised visit people to not let u see ur child on a day that u have a Court order saying u r supposed to be allowed 2 2hr visits every week as long as u schedule the visit by wed of the week prior.
I did schedule the visit a head and it was... Read more »
Sad to say, this happens more often then you think. Have your attorney, or hire an aggressive family law attorney to file motions to enforce visitation or compel them to follow the court ordered visitation. If you you need help, please feel free to give us a call for a free consult.
Our papers state he picks them up from me and drops them off to me. I have full sole primary custody of our two boys! He is refusing to drive to my town and drop them off now because he is now engaged! He wants to still run me over!
You need a writ of assistance or writ of habeous to enforce you custody order. If he is out of State then there is another step, but all of these can be dealt with swiftly with an attorney. He will also very likely have to pay the attorneys fees under the circumstances listed in your question.
School is out mid-May. Graduation is late June. How should the final payment be handled?
You will need to review your support order. Most of the time the order will state the due date as the 1st day of the month. If child graduates in June then the June 1 payment would be made as usual.
Are you legally and adult? No. You are an adult when you are 18.
My husband did a private DNA test in 2016 and he was not the father. The child was taken into DHS custody in 2018 and my husband was given a 2nd DNA test and it showed once again he wasn’t the father. He voluntarily terminated his rights but because of the acknowledgement of paternity paper he... Read more »
He needs to file a petition to remove himself from the acknowledgement of paternity. We ahem done several of these lately. In some way this is straightforward, but there are some serious pitfalls if you are not careful.
She had the money direct deposited into her account and is refusing to give me my half. She does have a PO against me but I am suppose to have supervised visits and talk to my twice a day and am not getting that.
The first question is whether you and your wife are legally separated or just don't live together? If it is a legal separation, then you have some legs to stand on, but if it is not filed then you may have some trouble. Because you used the terms supervised visitation, that gives me the... Read more »
My brother's son was taken over state lines to Missouri or DHS has taking my brother's son but the mother over state lines without my brother's knowing our permission DHS didn't contact him or anything. How dose he go about getting his son back?
Depends on factors such as if the parents are married or if there is an existing custody order. First step would be for him to have a private consultation with an attorney. Once an attorney has a complete picture of what is going on they will then be able to tell him what he needs to do.
All the evidence documents reports claims available for both parties legally should have same papers for solid for law abiding in-depth complete history with both parties to honestly in children's best interest law abiding punishment without a doubt guilty party.
The same information would be available provided the pro se party knows the proper steps to obtain the information.
The court will hold a pro se party to the same standard as a licensed attorney so the pro se party would need to ensure that they have the same knowledge of case... Read more »
my ex husband and i have been divorced since 2016 and i have sole custody of our two daughters. he is 20,000.00 behind in child support and has visitation with them in the state of Missouri.my fiance wants to adopt them and change their last name to his.
my daughters want the same thing... Read more »
Adoptions are so complex that most attorneys will not even attempt an adoption. It is not a do it yourself project so your first step should be to hire an experienced adoption attorney. They will be able to help you get this done.
I wish you the best of luck with your case
But, not phone calls because that is in our divorce decree. He will not allow me video chats with our kids during a pandemic. Can he do that? There is no provision's regarding video calls however, doesn't that violate my civil rights as a parent?
So much depends on the Final Judgment ending the marriage. Did it make a provision to allow video? Did it incorporate a Marital Settlement Agreement that contained a provision to allow video? If not, as much as it might be detestable the refusal is not in contradiction to court order.
First, I'm sorry for your loss.
Second, if your father had a will and left the vehicle to you, you can probably transfer title to your name by using the following affidavit: https://www.ok.gov/tax/documents/405.pdf
If your father did not have a will and no one else has a... Read more »
My sons mom is remarried and wants her husband to adopt her so she is keeping her away from him not only because she has to be in control always but because she has always gotten mad at my son and myself or her own mom and as a form to punish us she keeps my grandbaby hostage and uses her as a tool... Read more »
This sounds like a very high conflict case. He needs an attorney with specific experience in high conflict cases. The best attorneys for a case like this are in high demand.
You are right that he needs to act very quickly. The court will likely question why this has go on for nine months... Read more »
I have a 16 year old son that has a different man on his birth certificate. I know he is mine but not on paper. I am regular in his life and help support him with things he needs. His mother won't let me see him all of a sudden but he wants to see me. What can we do? Can he just leave home and... Read more »
I think your best bet is going to be to get the child's mother to agree to visitation. There is a very limited time window to challenge paternity, typically no more than two years. You can meet with an attorney for a consultation to discuss the specific facts of your case.
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