Recent content by WhirledPeas

The programs are state-based. Type "child in need of services" and your state name into a Google search and it should be one of the top choices.

She should call or go down to family court in the morning. They may have an advocate to help her fill out the forms and they'll certainly have the forms. In addition to an emergency order, she should consider a restraining order. If, in the future, he should violate that order, the police could...

So there you have it. You've got a husband who will knowingly let his 13 y.o. enter an unsafe sexual situation because his interest in avoiding confrontation takes precedence. Meanwhile, you have no legal rights. Providing literature regarding the penalties for statutory rape to your older...

1. Yes, unless the two of you agree otherwise for a specific reason. I suggest an email so no one forgets the exception. 2. Despite or even though. 3. Not usually. Summer visits are typically solid chunks of time. Taking into consideration any travel restrictions, the parent with the summer...

It's easy, the procedures specific to your county are likely posted on your county's website. You'll fill out a petition, pay a filing fee and have a short hearing.

You've been given good advice, you'd be wise not to dismiss it. I would just add that from what you posted earlier, it seems unlikely that the child's father could comprise as intelligent of a response as Duranie.

Your mother is. No judge would permit a parent to arbitrarily absolve him or herself of financial responsibility for their own children unless another adult with a legal bond to the other parent (i.e. marriage of two years or longer) volunteered to assume that financial responsibility and did so...

You're not "paying him to see his own son", you're paying the additional travel expenses that he wouldn't have otherwise incurred had you not been granted permission to move your child so far away from the other parent. It is also possible that your child's father could file for physical custody.

I'm not sure what you're asking, yes she can do this - she has done it. It's your job to dispute her claims in court with rational explanations. I don't know why you didn't seek medical care for the child while he was with you, but in doing so you handed this one to her on a silver platter. The...

Good catch Irish! She's in the Philippines.

His refusal to earn does not negate his obligation to pay. Ask your attorney about "imputed" income for intentional non-earners. Also, his refusal to pay does not keep the overdue CS from accruing until such a time as he has assets or wages to attach. Did you in fact obtain a CS award from the...

It's an unusual question. I think you're out of luck though. The only two people that can choose a child's name in this case are her parents. Names aren't copyrighted, typically. I could change my son's name to Elvis Jr. if I wanted to and my ex agreed.

We don't know the situation, maybe the parents were elderly or something. OP, what did your email say?

The law says parents get to make the decision about where kids live until they're 18. Huggy, cozy parents have the same decision-making rights as cold parents who think you have cooties. Weird huh? Since everyone needs love and guidance as a teen, why not go drum some up for yourself? Is...

Call the clerk's office where you originally filed in OK to see what you need to do to transfer the case to your state.