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when my daughter tried to gain more custody time so she can benefit from TANf and get job search assistance and a decent amount of child support, the child support office cut her off to zero support stating they both earn minimum wage. she doesn't have a job. he is a contractor and is not... View More 
answered on Feb 19, 2018
There appears to be some confusion here. DHS which administers welfare, TANF and other benefits for low income people has nothing to do with setting or collecting child support. I don't have expertise in how they calculate income so I would suggest you go with your daughter to the field... View More
I don't remember her, I think I met her at a bar? She is claiming i'm the father of her child. The paternity has not been confirmed however, what rights do i have? I've confirmed through the paperwork, i'm not on the birth certificate. Can I sue her for keeping the child a... View More
answered on Feb 12, 2018
Get a blood test and find out if the child is yours first. It may not be. Please understand that this women may not actually know that you are the father. What happens is that when someone applies for welfare the State may force the to name a father as a condition of receiving government... View More
i have ask two more attorney they say he did a really bad job
answered on Jan 19, 2018
Go and talk to another attorney about your situation. Show them your divorce papers and explain why you think that your attorney didn't do a good job of representing you and get a second opinion. It may be that your attorney did an excellent job but there wasn't really a way to make you... View More
Are there any Pro Bono lawyers and/or options for custody/child support cases in central oregon?
answered on Jan 18, 2018
You can get free assistance for establishing child support anywhere in Oregon. Just go to the District Attorneys office in the county you live in. For Custody parenting time you can find forms at your local courthouse or on line that you can use to file. It would of course be better to have the... View More
We are in the process of divorce. And he abandoned me and the kids has not been part of their life for a year
answered on Jan 15, 2018
Is this a question about your how to file your tax return? Assuming it is, the courts generally prefer that a couple that haven't gotten divorced yet look at the way to save the most taxes. You and your husband should agree to have an accountant or CPA prepare your return both ways - married... View More
above to be credited to be credited and satisfied in full. All sums due have been paid or otherwise satisfied in full and the judgement debtor does not owe any further sums to the state of oregon in connection with the money award for parentage cost". what does this mean
answered on Dec 31, 2017
Heck if I know. Please don't quote a single sentence out of a letter with no explanation of the full situation and expect some attorney to risk malpractice by giving an anonymous stranger legal advice on the internet. It getting good legal advice is important to you, you need to contact an... View More
My partner and I split early in the pregnancy (due in one month), things have got worse between us despite my efforts. I’ve contributed in every way I can short of handing her cash (I.e, split any bills for child care or doctors, set up my nursery, bought all big items for her nursery, bought her... View More
answered on Dec 28, 2017
You won't have any problem being involved in the child's life once the child is born and paternity is established. You do have to wait until the child is born however. If the mom will let your name be added to the birth certificate then your fatherhood will be legally establishes.... View More
He has been lieing to DHS to get cash assistance and now they are coming after me for child support, I have done and sent everything they have ask of me to prove she lives with me but they still favored him and are making me pay child support when my daughter lives with me. How do I stop this
answered on Dec 26, 2017
You initially get paperwork that is only proposed child support. You need to request an administrative hearing and at the hearing put on your evidence. Then if things don't go well, you will be given an amount of time by which you can file an appeal. The appeal will move the case into... View More
15 year old has already been placed on suicide once in the last few months and states he doesn't want to be responsible for his younger siblings. My brother and her are divorcing and the kids keep texting him she keeps leaving them alone while he's at work. Is this legal?
answered on Dec 23, 2017
The child support ordered, which is an inevitable part of getting divorced, can include money for professional child care to the extent that the children can't be left home with their older sibling. Your brother could end up paying A LOT OF MONEY for child care. So you really need to be... View More
What can I do to protect myself and prove I am not unfit? I am on disability due to fibromyalgia and see a therapist for PTSD. My partner is bi-polar and has schizophrenia that he refuses to treat. Our son is autistic and requires a lot of care and patience. I am his primary caregiver. How can I... View More
answered on Dec 23, 2017
It sounds like the problem is you choosing to stay with your abusive partner. Your partner has now power to take your son away. He can report whatever he wants to children's services. If you move out with your son and go to a stable living environment I can't imagine that... View More
The mother of my daughter will not let me see my daughter I saw her last when she was 1, and she is now 10. She tells our daughter her husband is her father, and she will not tell her about me or let me see her. I still pay child support every month. I believe I should be able to see my daughter.... View More
answered on Dec 10, 2017
Unfortunately the legal process to establish parenting time is often separate from the process that establishes child support. That is because the State has a federal mandate to pursue and collect child support any time someone requests any type of state assistance or even if the just ask the... View More
My son want to live with my ex husband because of his little sister.
answered on Nov 28, 2017
If someone meets the requirements of a psychological parent, https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/109.119, they could petition the court to be awarded custody or parenting time, but they are rarely awarded custody. Preference is given to placing children with their biological parents. Anytime that a... View More
answered on Nov 25, 2017
No, you do not need a lawyer to ask for child support. You can submit your own "petition for custody and support" in an Oregon circuit court where the child is located. Most courts' webpages should have printable forms for submitting to the court and the fee should be $0. But a... View More
Long story short I (the son) use to live with my father when I was a child and he received child support for me from my mother. When I was 15 he fled the country to Mexico and I moved with my mother after he did. I am now nearly 28 and my mother still gets child support taken out of her pay... View More
answered on Nov 7, 2017
Your mother is the person with legal standing to deal with this. She need to get an attorney to assist her and figure out if the payments are for money owed because she didn't pay the full amount of the child support when it was originally due and payable to your father for the time you lived... View More
My tax returns and bank statements show exactly what I make but the judge put my income as double to calculate child support payments. Is this legal? There is no way I can afford to make payments this big. What can I do to get it changed? Please help. Thanks.
answered on Oct 11, 2017
The judge has ruled and you are bound by the decision. You can appeal the judgment if the court's decision is not supported by substantial evidence and fewer than 30 days have elapsed since the judgment was entered. You may also file a motion to modify the order if your or the other... View More
Mother moved out of state. How should i pursue getting a modification, or stop paying all together? I believe the 17 yr old should be emancipated because she doesn't want to live with me or her mother. Should I report this to the child support office?
answered on Sep 19, 2017
You can first see if the district attorney will help you modify the child support order at no charge. Otherwise you will need to file to modify it yourself. There are forms at the courthouse you can use but you will need an attorney to help you because you will need to get the mother's... View More
$1000's from his tax returns that were supposed to come to me for back child support. There is no possible way they gave me as many $1,000's of dollars as they have taken. Furthermore, Washington state is the only state that should have anything to do with this case. I currently have... View More
answered on Sep 14, 2017
The State gets to reimburse the State for the money the State paid you on assistance. You don't get both State assistance and child support. However, if the child support ordered monthly was greater then the monthly amount of State assistance ordered, you might be entitled to get paid the... View More
My son has no income at this time but wants to fight this request, he does not want to have his daughter taken away from him
answered on Aug 26, 2017
The mother cannot request that your son's parental rights be taken away. What she can request is a parenting plan that may limit his right to visit with his children or which will change custody of the children if they are technically in his custody but being cared for by others while he is... View More
He has put us through absolute hell. This SOB is no longer my son to me! I do not want him to be able to contest my will. I do not want to have to pay him child support as he claims to be a child attending school. There is a support order to pay him, but he's technically not attending school... View More
answered on Aug 14, 2017
It is fairly easy to create an estate plan that will completely disinherit your son. You just have to go and see an attorney and pay for the estate planning.
The child support can be discontinued if you prove he is not attending school or he is not successfully completing enough credit... View More
to let the courts know that the child was not living with her and to pay the child support to whom ever was taking care of the child.
Scenario:
My husband has been alienated from his son for the last 16 years. His ex did everything possible to keep him from his son going so far as... View More
answered on Aug 7, 2017
Asked and answered: https://answers.justia.com/question/2017/08/06/my-husband-has-been-alienated-from-his-s-302365
As far as I know there is no requirement that the mother reports when the son stops living with her and frankly it wouldn't be workable. The custodial parent is entitled... View More
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