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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Juvenile Law for Tennessee on
Q: My husband & I have recently separated. Neither of us has seen a lawyer. We are not even legally separated, we are still

married. But he with holds the children from me unless I pay him huge amounts of money? What can I do to see my children?

Eugene L. Belenitsky
Eugene L. Belenitsky
answered on Oct 18, 2015

You want to get in touch with a lawyer right away. You are not telling the whole story here so there is no way to give specific advice. Generally, upon filing for divorce, you'll generally be able to make a motion and get temporary parenting schedule/visitation right away. Second, you may be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Divorce, Family Law and Juvenile Law for Tennessee on
Q: Should I go to jail?

I believe it is my God given right to see and raise my kids. I have been going through a divorce for about 9 months and the judge has ruled against me on everything. I have a lawyer and he said in all his 30 yrs of being a lawyer and a juvenile court judge, he has never saw anything like this. I... View More

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Sep 8, 2015

Violate a court order and you will quite possibly go to jail. And just because you don't agree with the court's order, you will not have any success claiming that you can "nullify" it. Our system of justice simply doesn't work that way.

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Q: How does a juvenile dispute a restraining order?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Nov 26, 2012

By hiring an attorney to fight it.

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