You cannot adopt a dead person. Maybe if you tell us what you are trying to accomplish we can suggest a more appropriate solution?

No one can answer that without reading the paperwork. As a practical matter if you agree to this, whether or not it is ordered, you can do it that way. The IRS might need paperwork confirming who is supposed to get the deduction - check with your tax preparer. The IRS has guidelines as to which... View More

I am going to assume that you live with your other. Your mother would need to file a motion to change the parenting time that is currently ordered. In addition your mother would ask the court to appoint an attorney to represent you. The court would then appoint an attorney for you but your... View More

No, there is no automatic win BUT it will likely favor your position with the court. All in all, you need to review it with your custody attorney and if contacted again, immediately report it to the police. A second violation of the restraining order is likely to keep him in jail for awhile.... View More

The only requirement for service under Oregon Law is that a party of the litigation or their attorney can't personally deliver the papers but any other adult, such as her father, can certainly had off the papers. So assuming that this is a case filed in Oregon and that Oregon Law controls,... View More

You might need to convince a court that exposure to your mother is psychologically damaging to your daughter. It won't be easy and it won't be cheap. You would file a petition to amend the terms of your parenting plan with the mother and ask the court to amend the plan to limit the... View More

No, she doesn't get to decide where she wants to live until she is 18. Sounds like you have a teenager acting out on your hands and this happens even with parents that aren't divorced. I really hope you and your ex can agree to not let your 13 year old try to be a dictator. Talk to... View More

Legally you already have 100% of the rights to control your time with your child and exclude your mother if you want or at least limit her time with your child. It sounds like you need to find a way to cut the financial apron strings that keep you at your mother's beck and call. This... View More

This isn't a legal question and we don't have a way to search for anyone on Justia much less someone without a name. But I am going to suggest that you read up on what libel and slander is and ISN'T. Just because someone says something about you that you don't like... View More

First of all you are writing this as though you are not the mother or the father who have this arrangement. This has to be something that the two parents work out. Any parenting time plan is going to require some flexibility but it also requires firm boundaries as the parent in father's... View More

It sounds like the court that last issued a Judgment for custody is a California Court. If that is the case you will need to file something with that court asking for the court to set up parenting time or visitation. That should be easy unless their is some concern about your ability to have your... View More

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

Please resubmit your question with more clarity about what is going on and what your question is. I just get respond to a question that doesn't make sense.

Legally your parents are your guardians until you turn 18. Once you turn 18 you can do whatever you want. Along with being your guardians your parents provide you with a place to live and financial support and it is extremely important to hae this financial assistance if you want to stay in... View More

The court that issued a decision on custody and parenting time continues to be the only court with jurisdiction to hear any proceedings to modify or enforce the original court orders unless and until there is a formal motion to transfer the jurisdiction of the case to another court.. So the fact... View More

First of all you need to make sure that you do have legal custody as ordered by a court. Your summary above implies that you do but I am not 100% sure.

Second you need to set up an estate plan that plans for this contingency. As the biological parent the father may have better rights to... View More

A 50/50 split is usually joint custody. But if the court did state in the Judgment that your Ex has custody, then your ex decides what school your children should attend. If you have joint custody both parents decide. The children never get to decide. They can however voice a preference, but it... View More

There is no common law marriage in Oregon. However, you might be able to prove a domestic partnership if you can prove that there was an intent to be business partners in the purchasing or investing in property. You will have the burden of proving this, whereas a joint economic partnership is... View More

If your parenting time agreement doesn't specify make up visits when your daughter is ill, then you are not under a court order to do so. However the court wants to see parents take extra measures to insure that the other parent isn't deprived of parenting time when there are unforeseen... View More

There is no legal reason you can't pack up and leave with your baby. The problem however is not whether you can legally leave but rather what will happen once you do leave. For a period of time after you leave the State of Oregon will still have jurisdiction over your baby so either man... View More