If you have a court order or judgment granting you custody you can ask an Oregon Court to grant you a writ of assistance so the police in Oregon will help you get your grandchild back.

There is no rule as to how long she has. She either does or doesn't return the child. If she doesn't you may have to get a lawyer in Texas to help you get what is known as a writ of assistance from the court in Texas. Once you have a writ of assistance then the police in Texas can... View More

You generally have only two options - let your mother know so she can Petition the court for a change of custody or report that you are being abused to children's services or a school counselor or your doctor. If you report abuse there will be an investigation and you and your siblings could... View More

Adultery has no place in modern law. Adults can have sex with other consenting Adults in private and it is not relevant unless it is somehow detracting from the children getting proper care. But the fact that adults have relationships with other Adults to whom they are not married, alone, is not... View More

Not sure what your objection is really about. DNA can be tested from a hair sample or a saliva sample so it isn't really that big a deal. Are you upset because this man is the father but you want to suppress this fact so you can cut off his access to the child? Are you upset because this... View More

I would need a lot more factual background to answer this question. What contact have the parties had with the child? Where is the child currently? Who is the primary caretaker?

This is a tricky situation. On one hand, you do not want to be the parent who is not facilitating a relationship between the child and the father, but if he really wanted his time, he would be more communicative. He needs to be the adult in the situation and make the effort in my opinion. I... View More

If the judge did approve that you do not have to give statutory notice, then you do not. The custody order in Oregon is valid in any state. You may want to register it as a foreign judgment in the new state. You would need to contact an attorney in the new state about that paperwork, but it is... View More

!. Biological Parents have the superior right to parent their children but if they are being neglectful DHS can take their children into protective custody. It would not be neglect for a parent who knows and admits they have a problem to place their child voluntarily with a another responsible... View More

You can certainly nominate your husband to be the guardian and state some information in the nomination that will help the court know why. As your husband has had a significant role in your child's life he would qualify as a psychological parent and could petition the court to grant custody... View More

It sounds like you are in a good position to Petition the court to return your son to your custody. This would prevent your father from asserting his right to custody which he technically still has since the only court order at present gives him custody. But I want to caution you to speak to an... View More

If the other parent is the custodial parent you have a duty to return the child to them when your parenting time as stated in your parenting plan is done. You don't let the child decide, you put them in the car and drive them home. The other parent doesn't need to mediate with their own... View More

The current terms of your parenting plan control if you and your ex can't agree. If it says "Friday after school" then you get to pick her up after school, whatever time that is. If it states a particular time, then maybe it isn't clear. If this is going to be an issue just... View More

If I were you I would file with the court some type of motion, probably asking the court to give you custody if the mother moves. That will get the issue back into court so you and the mother can go to mediation and get some clarification as to what custody and parenting time are going to be... View More

Assuming there is already a court order or judgment giving you custody and laying out a parenting plan (visitation) you need to read that order or judgment and see if there is any language in that document that discusses whether you can move or not. Typically these Judgments will say you... View More

I am going to assume that there is no restraining order that prevents you from having contact with the boy or his mother. Generally speaking there is no law against him contacting you or any other human being on the planet for that matter. However there may be consequences which his mother will... View More

You don't need to be appointed Guardian to contact social security and be appointed as the designated payee for the minor's social security benefits. SS will just require you to file a report once a year as to how you used the funds. You mention that the minor also receives state... View More

If you were ordered to pay support while the child lived with the mother then you definitely want to modify the support so you don't continue to be liable for payments while your daughter lives with you. That would involve also recalculating the support so yes, the mother may end up having to... View More

In Oregon, Joint custody is only by mutual agreement. Either parent can ask the court to stop joint custody and determine who has custody going forward at any time. So assuming your parenting time/custody order came from an Oregon Court, that would be the law. However if a court in another State... View More

If you have joint legal custody of your children, legally you cannot make that decision without agreement from your ex. If you have sole legal custody of your children with 50/50 parenting time, you can make any major medical decisions without your ex. If your ex has sole legal custody and you... View More