If there's a court order which gives her any kind of physical custody, then yes - she's definitely an "interested party" and must be notified of any custody filings.

Best of luck to you.

You can file an *emergency* motion to modify custody, and request the court to grant you time with your daughter.

You can do the same with Domestic Relations concerning a modification to eliminate the portion of the child support order for aftercare expenses.

Best of luck to you.

Child support goes by a parent's "earning capacity," not necessarily his/her "income." If a parent isn't working -- and doesn't have a good reason for not working -- an earning capacity could be imputed/assigned to the non-working parent for purposes of a child... View More

Sounds like you need to talk to an attorney ASAP - you can't possibly explain everything here online.

Find an attorney, and schedule a phone or video appointment. If you don't know one, try here: http://www.fcls.net/home.aspx.

Best of luck to you.

There's a trick I often use to get someone's new mailing address -- but it presumes that the person has officially changed his/her address with the U.S. Postal Service.

Send him a letter. Just under your return address in the upper left corner, write these words in capital... View More

It's hard to know. Many judges are not looking happily upon people who they think are trying to use the stay-at-home order to their advantage in custody cases. On the other hand, you can argue that she's endangering your children. Your best bet is to speak about your options with an... View More

There is no hard-and-fast rule in custody cases about *anything*. It all depends on the best-interests-of-the-child standard, and that necessarily varies from case to case. Having said that, certain counties -- and even certain judges within a particular county -- may often do things in a... View More

No - there's no hard-and-fast rule. If the parents can't voluntarily agree on transportation arrangements, then the court will decide. But it will cost you time and money to fight about it in the courts, so parents' best bet is to try to work it out.

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answered on Apr 22, 2020

Even if there is no custody agreement, you still must follow the rules of relocation or you may be faced with a petition to return the children to the state and possibly and interim order giving the other parent custody until a hearing can be held. Unless the other side agrees to the move, you... View More

With such a general question without any facts, I can't even begin to answer your question. And frankly, adding more facts here online won't help you much either. You'll need to directly consult with an experienced family law attorney who can best advise you based on the specific... View More

He certainly didn't have him for 50% of the time so far this year according to your post, but without being able to actually read the order it would be difficult to know whether he"broke" the order. I suggest that you discuss the situation with an experienced family law attorney in... View More

Initially, I suggest going by whatever your children's particular school district is doing. If that school district is still offering distance-learning, then it certainly doesn't seem as if the school year has ended.

Custody orders are supposed to give parents concrete benchmarks... View More

The internet is full of information -- try this: https://www.palawhelp.org/resource/emancipation-of-minors.

Moreover, I have a general rule about a minor seeking emancipation: if a minor can't figure out the emancipation process on his/her own, that minor probably isn't ready to... View More

If everyone agreed, mom’s new husband could do a step-parent adoption, which would end your parental rights and support obligation.

Perhaps. An awful lot of additional information is needed to respond more fully and, even then, you're going to find that none of us online are going to give you a definitive response. I urge you to contact an experienced family law attorney to discuss the issue. Many of us are doing phone... View More

I'd say no, because the key here is "mutual agreement." If you two can agree to something other than what's written in the original Order -- and you say that you've already done this -- then no harm/no foul if no one's complaining. But it doesn't sound like it... View More

In Pennsylvania, I would say yes.

At present, Gov. Wolf's stay-at-home order creates an exception for “travel required by…. [a] court order”. Child custody orders would fall under this exception.

There's also another exception for travel to care for minors, and... View More

You're posing this question in a Pennsylvania law forum so, first, I'd suggest re-posting your inquiry in the Virginia law section. I'm sure you'll have much better luck there.

Second, you can check out the website for the county where Newport News lies. Sometimes... View More

And your question is?

If you have legal custody but have had no contact with your child for 6 or more months (continuously), then they may be also filing a petition to terminate your parental rights -- and usually this is done in conjunction with a step-parent's petition for adoption.... View More

Yes, you can file a petition to modify custody at any time, and you can ask the court to award you primary physical custody of your son. At worst, an initial hearing will be scheduled and you can hopefully get some answers to your questions.

Best of luck to you.