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It depends on your state and the guidelines in your state. You need to google the state guidelines. Are you able to provide insurance for the child? If mom has to pay for health insurance it is possible mom might be able to get a CS increase. Depending on how much the insurance is, you might...

Unless you have adopted the child, which does not appear to be the case, you have no grounds to change the child's last name. you just cannot do something like this without permission of both parents.

If this graduation is on your schedule then no you do not have to attend. This is just pre-school so Dad should not be making a big deal out of it. There will be lots of other more important graduations he can attend.

You cannot sign your rights away or do anything right now, the baby has not even been born yet. After the baby is born you cannot sigh your rights away unless the mother has a husband that is going to adopt. It doesn't matter for your reasons not wanting involvement. You should not have gotten...

If you were molested by your father then there should be an investigation. Something is missing out of your story. Where is your mother? You ar e runaway and the people you are staying with are breaking the law. I have a hard time believing that CPS would tell you they are not going to do...

Why are you just concerned about Heather, it was your ex that was actually charged? Seems like Heather was not charged so why should you be able to ban her around the kids? Without a court order she is free to live in her home and have contact with your kids if Jeff allows it.

Do you qualify for legal aid and have you called them? Somehow find a way to beg and borrow the money for an attorney. You also might want to contact some fathers rights groups in your state. No attorney is going to take this case for free most likely unless you can prove the kids are in danger...

Your daughter chose him to have a baby with so he does have rights. There is nothing she can do if Dad wants paternity established. She can certainly ask for supervised visits which is totally reasonable for now. She can try asking him to get drug tested as well. Mom might want to call legal aid...

What does the decree say about visitation? Is it specific? I would notify mom via certified letter that he intends to use his visitation and she must send the kids to the airport. There is not much Dad can do to force mom to cooperate but file contempt charges. He might want to have an attorney...

Your wife can file for child support. That is about it. There is nothing prohibiting him from moving out of state since he does not have custody.

You don't get to take her rights away just because you do not approve of her or her lifestyle. You chose her to have 2 kids with she could not be that bad. Sorry you do not like my advice but you are on a legal message board, not a support board. I think it is admirable you are raising your kids...

To have what rights removed? Do you actually think you have grounds to terminate her rights? Nonsense. There is way you are even going to come close to terminating your ex's rights. Your girfriend here is not legal party to anything. I am surprised she was able to add your kids to her policy...

Email is totally acceptable communication. If your kids are in summer camp for 7 weeks then how is your ex going to get her 2 weeks? Most summer breaks now are not even more than 8 weeks or so. If she gets first dibs on her 2 weeks, then you have to comply at her request but it is unclear the...

Some of what you posted is totally irrelevant to your divorce. It is a bad idea in general to co-habitate with your boyfriend when you are not even divorced. Your daughter is probably hurt at the divorce and confused as it is. Dad can threaten all he wants on custody but if you happe to get a...

All states do but it is VERY case specific. Alimony is not automatically awarded and needs to be fought for. It depends on the length of the marriage and incomes of both parties.

MA should still have jurisdiction if there was a case opened. If NY has jurisdiction you will be paying CS until at least aged 19, if not 21.

You should not have moved without court permission. It was wrong to assume you could. Dad is fully within his rights to ask you to send the child to him and pay for it. Dad's state has jurisdiction and if Dad takes this to court, he likely will get awarded something. you do not think it is fair...

He can threaten all he wants but it is unlikely he will get custody. Figure out though how you are going to co-parent with him. He will likely get some visitation.

Well if you cannot adopt the kids then it is always possible that family members on moms side may get contact with her. Why can't you adopt? If these kids desperately need to be protected and a new home I would exhaust all efforts to adopt. If you cannot, what happens to the kids is out of your...

We reply but we are not online 24/7. I would just stop listening to the wife. Don't communicate with her. If dad wants to file for custody not a lot you can do to stop it. The child is 17 so he is almost emancipated anyways.