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You might consider starting the process to become an approved foster parent.

It is possible to request a modification of the visitation and/or custody order yourself after a requisite wait time has passed. The clerk's office can direct you to the documents you need and your county may have facilitators who can help you to complete them. If you are requesting visitation...

In the US, certain circumstances do exist for suspension of child support. These are legal measures requested through the court and ordered by a judge. My understanding of what constitutes a qualifying reason is an inability to work (severe accident or illness) or incarceration. In no case can...

Yes, normally such things need to be conducted within a certain time frame. One would approach the court, the clerk's office should be able to direct you.

I'm a bit confused about your question. Your husband has a child he never sees whose mother abuses him and can't hold a job and you want us to tell you how to bring even fewer resources into the child's life so you can pay for a house you can't afford? I must be missing something.

First off, congestive heart failure is not a death sentence, your mom could and probably will live for a long time, depending on the severity of her condition. Ask her what her doctor says and support any lifestyle changes she may need to make. How often do the boys see you vs their paternal...

Sounding like an uncaring, somewhat angry step mother isn't going to help a judge to decide that it's in the girl's best interest to have her mother obliterated from her childhood. There's still a possibility that mom might recover enough to have some sort of meaningful relationship as her...

Sad as it seems, not seeing an infant for seven months isn't all that long for some parents, and you don't really have a say in whether he has a place in your daughter's life if he decides he wants to see her, since he is her father. He'd have to establish paternity and get an order of parenting...

No, probably not, unless the clerks office advertizes notary service. Your local bank probably offers notary service for a minimal fee. You and your husband don't have to sign with the notary at the same time, but it would probably save a few bucks if you did.

Graduated visitation starts slowly - shorter visits for awhile, moving to longer/regular visits over a period of time. This can be supervised or non-supervised.

Just ask the clerk's office at your local courthouse for the forms. You'll pay the fee, both parents will sign, you'll have a brief appearance in front of a judge where you'll explain the reason and voila.

It sounds like enough time has probably passed that a modification of the original parenting time order can be implemented. A graduated scale of visits can be built in until they're reacquainted, and you can try for supervised visits, although it seems unlikely given what you've told us that a...

Sorry your little guy got hurt. Yes, this would be grounds for contempt of court, but likely not worth the trouble. You may try asking her for a replacement weekend first, while firmly letting her know that you expect to be caring for him in the future when it's your time, no matter what...

There isn't much she can do until dad gets out of prison/jail at which time she can visit her sister when dad has parenting time. Legally, there's very little precedent, if any, for a sibling's desires to supersede a parents. Have you tried appealing to the three year old's mom, mother to...

If you had no paternity test, weren't married and didn't sign a document of paternity, it's highly unlikely a valid order for support exists. Did you receive an old order that is now going to be reviewed? What does it say? As the child is now 18 - an adult, unless he/she is disabled, it's...

We can't predict what a court will do, but it's likely that if you've waited the allotted time for a schedule modification, and if your ex agrees to the time split, the court shouldn't have much of a problem with it. If you and your ex can't reach an agreement, it would be hard to imagine a...

Do you know the city in which he lives? If so, that's where you must publish notice. You may also be required to publish in Illinois. The worst that can happen is that the judge says you didn't try hard enough to notify her father and deny your change request. Child support has nothing to do...

By "there's nothing to keep you from moving", it means that there is nothing to keep YOU from moving and leaving the child in the care of the parent who doesn't want to physically separate her from her other parent and her extended family. Convincing a Kansas City judge that life in California...

What sort of help are you seeking? You're not likely to find tremendous support for taking a five-year-old away from her very involved dad.

How old are you?