People looking for legal advice or help in General Questions (Family Law)

my legal rights as a father

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:14:00 -0600

My daughter does not communicate with me since fathers day of this year. She is 18 and I pay $335.00 child support a week. I text her, call her, leave messages with no response. I do not talk at all to my ex. Do I have any rights because she is 18? Help Frank

Can he take my child?

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:46:00 -0600

I live in Illinios. My childs father just got home from a tour in Iraq. He has signed Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity and had DNA test. We have no court order for anything, child support or custody. If I let him take my child for the weekend does he have to bring my child back to me?

Lhlatham

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:23:00 -0600

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child custody

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:08:00 -0600

If a foster parent has custody of a child and has put him out on the street, and he has no where to go. And he finds his biological family and wants to live with them and he wants to enroll in school and play sports and he gets all the papers to enroll and he does but the aprent that has custody will not sign the papers for hom to be enrolled .What to you have to do for him to get enrolled.

to get custody of my grandson

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:31:00 -0600

i need to get information on how to get custody of my grandson if my has to go to the prison and the mom i think is molest the child and hitting him when go to potty in his pamper

New wife is harassing me

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:53:00 -0600

My ex-husband's new wife is extremely insecure. I am not even allowed to speak with him privately on the phone or in person. If I need to speak with him during the day, he cannot call until he gets back home and she can direct it (I am on speaker phone and I can hear her telling him what to say). She reads all of his email and screens it. She answers his cell phone and demands to know what I want to speak with him about when I call and she demands to come on all of his pick up and drop offs of the children and then she proceeds to glare at me. She texts me threatening messages off of his phone and I have blocked her cell, home phone, email, etc. She is convinced that I want her husband back and is just as crazy as they come. I did divorce him. He likes to see her bully me so he does nothing about it. The judge has forced he and I into High Conflict Co-parenting because according to her "we have horrible communication" as you can see why. Any suggestions?

Question about vanishing threads

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:59:00 -0600

Okay, how come a thread sometimes entirely disappears instead of only being locked

Child support

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:04:00 -0600

Hello everyone...can child support payments be set up through the courts using a third party address to mail the payments to? The reason for the question is there is an exsisting court order but the custodial parent refuses to give an address to have payments received so we have to use a third party to try and get the payents sent. We want to send it straight to the court and then have the court mail it to the third pary...can we do that? Thanks

Ex-husband claiming he can sell MY house?

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:53:00 -0600

OK, here's the thing. My ex and I got divorced in 2006. The house was awarded mine in the divorce decree and I have the signed-over quit claim deed from him. There was nothing stated in the decree that said I had to refinance at all and his name is still on the mortgage loan. Well, I was late a few times this year (job related issues) and it's apparently showing up on his credit. He's trying to buy a house and is claiming this is preventing him from doing so. I've talked to loan officers who say that if his credit is really good, these late payments shouldn't affect him. He swears that he "will force the sale of the house!" because it's affecting him and he's still on the loan. How is it even possible if he doesn't own the house?

No court order, he pays her every 2 weeks, yet she won't let him see her?

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:16:00 -0600

My husband and his ex girlfriend have a daughter who will be 3 in a few months. A couple of years ago, he relocated for his job at the time and met me when he moved. We have recently moved back to his home state and have encountered a problem. He has been paying his child support every 2 weeks since his daughter was born. There is no court order, he just does it because it's right. She did attempt to serve him papers once, after he had moved(had them sent to his parents house claiming she didn't know where he was) but dropped the case when he got a lawyer. She doesn't think that 200 dollars every two weeks is enough, so she was going to try and get more. Well, we've been trying to get her to let us see the little girl every since we moved back, but she won't let us(she doesn't like me of course and she is angry because he left 2 years ago) yet she accepts his money. Is that a no-no on her part and is there anything we can do about it? We just made an expensive move and don't have a lot of money for a lawyer at this point and time.

I pay child support, but not required to

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:39:00 -0600

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Child support and SSD

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:12:00 -0600

Does child support garnish SSD backpay? If they do, is it a percentage? My child's father owes thousands in arrears. Thanks

Adoption of sister's baby

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:24:00 -0600

Hi, I need some advice. My husband and I are planning on starting a family soon. We are not sure if I can have a healthy baby (I have a skin condition and have taken a vary of drugs over the years that are known to possibly cause birth defects). Recently, my younger sister has become pregnant. She is not at all interested in having a baby, and as far as we can tell, neither is the father. My husband and I are seriously considering trying to adopt her child. I have not approached her with this yet, but will have to soon. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

kids say the darnedest things

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:25:00 -0600

Cali, where i am melting..... i just had to share the most hilarious things my 11 year old son shared with me. so my son talked to his dad within the court ordered time. 6-8pm. yada yada yada.....then 11 year old tells me at 9pm, he heard some 7 year old took off with his mother's car and was pulled over. i was astounded to hear this. his brother is 7 years old. i cannot imagine the 7 year old even trying to drive the family van (course i did take off with my mother's car when i was 5 once and crashed a gate) so 11 year old tells me dad asked if 7 year old was okay. i started laughing so hard. he said dad was worried the boy in the news was our 7 year old. the reason why i laughed? because if i heard that while my kids where with their dad, i would have called sons to see if they were okay. sad isn't it? always trying to point the finger. so i sit here. taking a deep breathe. and realizing, i am still contributing to the madness. FYI, i just called dad civilly, and talked about braces and came to an agreement. he is willing to help out with a $300.00 down payment (i pay $150.00 he pays $150.00) and a 50/50 payment of $40.00 each a month. so thank you. OG, CC, Cjane, LDiJ, mwarran, and everyone else i have yet to mention. i am a bettter parent today.

body attachment recalled

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:56:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? md I just found out the body attachment the court sent out in the beginning of July was recalled. She does not have to pay a lump sum amount. She was ordered to pay $1.00 extra every month on arrears that are over 2k. Let's see... can I collect support that long Can I keep child support order within my child support case and not have the office of child support do the collecting? Or do I have to close the case and open an entire new one?

Mother is Lying to Child

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:47:00 -0600

PA- My husband has a 5 year old son that he didn't know about until the child was 2.5. My husband is paying child support and has visitation every other weekend but the mother of the child will not tell him that my husband is the father. She has told the child that her husband is his father. My husband has told the child that he is his father and we refer to him as daddy but the child still calls him by his first name. Until the mother confirms that my husband is the father the child remains confused about who his dad is. Is there a legal way to force the mother to tell the child the truth?

please help

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:33:00 -0600

I have asked my boyfriend to leave how do i legally make him go.we rent a house where i signed the lease and he is on as a tennent but the lease expired as of this month the landlord says now it is month to month.we have 2 children together and 1 on the way I also have a child from a previous relationship.Since we have lived together(3yr) it has been a roller coaster ride he has an alcohol/drug problem he has not done anything in front of the children but it is to the point where he dont come at night he comes in the next afternoon then sleeps the rest of the day and then it starts all over again. I have asked him to leave but he just wont go.How do I make him go I tried explaining to him that it is not good for the children to witness this behavior of him just comming home when ever he feels like exspecially the girls they are older. I just dont know what to do. Im pregnant and stressed out to the max Please help!!!

past due child support

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:27:00 -0600

what if a dad owes past due child support for a child is over 18 and the mother dies-

Property Settlement

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:38:00 -0600

I have been married for 16 years. Have one child by husband. Moved into his home. He ownes everything. I helped him run his family business, farmed, raised his 4 other children, contributed all child support to the family account. His Dad, before he died gift deeded to me a small portion of the home and six acres. That is the only thing that had my name on it. Am I entitled to anything as far as the running of the business and family for most of those 16 years? Am I still entitled to the portion of the house and six acres that his Father deeded to me? Please help.

cofused if fl

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:22:00 -0600

wondering how to file temp custody forms before divorce in fear of huband taking off with child

tom

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:32:00 -0600

is it possible to get a divorce here when marriage has taken place in Ireland and spouse still lives there

Please help me

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:51:00 -0600

Hi, im confused and want a little help and advise please. I have a little girl who is soon to be 2 years old, i have been there for her and brought her up the very best i can (and i have done a damn good job) without her father around, hes never paid a penny maintenance, doesnt work, and him nor his family have ever been around, and when they do ever show their faces (or it been agreed and arranged for them to see her - for the few days it ever lasts) they manage to mess it up and pull their faces at something! I have just recently changed address and it has just been rumoured around that apparantly a court date was set for 'visitation agreements' on the 28/07/09 which i had absolutely no knowledge about what so ever, and still have not heard anything about it yet (apart from rumours started by him). This is all puzzling me as i have not heard anything about it from my solicitor and to top it off he is supposedly out of england at the moment so therefore cannot attend the court so has a representative there in place of him (i dont understand all this so i dont know if its right) and i would like to know if this is possible and who exactly can be used as a representative, eg, friends and family?? Hope to see a reply soon, thanks

Fighting a name change in Arkansas

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:51:00 -0600

Ok, I am engaged to a woman who has a son who just turned one. The child is from a previous relationship, that ended before she was aware of her pregnancy. He had nothing to do with the child for the first six months of its life she eventually filed for child support in which he wanted a paternity test which showed the child was his etc. etc. Anyway another six months later, visitation was never set in court they have just been following a standart visitaion guideline that i had for my son. He is roughly a month behind on child support and when she questioned him the other day about it, he was angered and threatened that he was going to take her to court and have the babys last name changed to his. We blew off the threat due to it being brought up out of anger, however the court summons arrived today. He is using my lawyer and since we arent married yet can legally do so, thats why i am posting this as she is busy calling local attorneys. He agreed when the child was born to allow the child to carry the mothers name and there are witnesses to said event, my question is since she wants the baby to keep her last name is this worth fighting or is it probably a waste of time and he will win?

Problems with mom, soccer

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:38:00 -0600

My ex has tried for a couple years now to keep my son from getting to play soccer. He has played on my team since 4 1/2 year old and I have been the one to pick him up from school, get him ready and take him to practices. Ive also been the one to drop him off at her home after practices on her days to have him. She has helped very little. My son is now 9 and loves playing soccer. His mother has emailed me recently and before last season saying that he could not play anymore and that there would be no more after school activities. Now, his grades have been fine and he has actually come from a child that in kindergarten the teacher wanted to hold him back saying he was too immature to now a boy going into the 4th grade that his 3rd grade teacher states is tremendously bright and active. My son wants to play soccer... He loves playing and he gets to interact with other children that love to play soccer. I feel that playing sports has helped him with his self image, self worth and helped him in so many other ways. Mom however has been very vindictive since she got with her most recent boyfriend. I feel she has been trying to alienate me from the children. She got married this week and never even told me she was doing it. Anyhow, I had to get the parenting coordinator to discuss the soccer issue with her. She has decided that he can play but put a twist on the entire playing soccer deal. She now states he can play but not on my team... She has made a rule that he can only play if I'm not the coach. She went so far as to say that I cannot even assist the team. She stated in her email that if I sign him up on my team that she will move him to a different team. We have joint custody and she is the primary custodial caregiver. I have the boys an average of 140+ overnights a year. Can she legally do this? My son wants to stay on his current team. She stated part of the reason is because I can't have him home by 7:00 even though practice starts at 5:30 and 6:00 depending on the season. Of course she could help with this by actually getting up off the coach and picking him up at practice rather than having me do it all. Since I am the coach I have to make sure all the children have been picked up as I wouldn't leave any child alone waiting on their parents. Any helpful advice would be appreciated. Also, If he is on another team I won't be able to take him to practices as I have the current team to work with. Mom has helped very little with getting him to and from practices. What can I do?

Di I have the right to say he must leave?

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:27:00 -0600

My wife of 20 years wants her 35 year old son from another marriage to live with us for an extended period of time - probably a year ot two. He has spent most of his adult life in prison and just recently completed a 5 year term. If my wife wants him to live with us but I do not want him living with me, do I have the legal right to not allow him to live in my house? The title of the house is in both our names. Thank you

Guardianship of nieces and nephew

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:48:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? how can I obtain guardianship for my nieces and nephew if the children are not residing with the parents but also not in fostercare.

Help!!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:03:00 -0600

I would like to know what constitute gaining custody if the mother is being evicted.... I don't know where she live because she refuse to give me the address to pay her back child support Question, I want to pay through the court but she wont give me her address to start up the account.

can separated people still share the same household

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:02:00 -0600

ny, can a separated couple still live in the same household?

Can a parent lose his rights for drug abuse

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:08:00 -0600

My ex and I have legal joint custody of our children, I solely have physical custody. I would like to move my children and myself out of state (40 miles away) if my ex fights me on this can I have his rights revoked if I can prove that he abuses drugs and alcohol?

My Child may be in Danger...

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:55:00 -0600

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Ga New to site. I'm reaching out to get some suggestions. I have a long divorce story I will spare you. We just went to mediation, and are waiting on the Judge to sign the final decree. I am not really happy with it, but thats another story. What concerns me now is, my ex's boyfriend. My daughter lives with them. He is a really big problem. Very violent. Kicked his mother out of their house because she tried to tell them not to do "certain" things around my child. The mother is scared to death of him, and she would barely talk to me. She told me he threatened to kill her if she ever talked to me. His mother told me is a VERY angry and violent person. He is banned from my daughters daycare. I have had one run in with him where he tried to fight me. I just found out this info from his mother a few days ago. I am sick to my stomach in not knowing what to do. If I could persuade his mother to actually talk to the right people, I could probably get my daughter, which is what i really want to do. I recently found out, the he makes my daughter hold heavy boots in the air in the corner when she gets in trouble. She is 4. How much could a 4 year old do to deserver that. Please help me. I do not know what to do. I am worried for her safety. My attorney recently withdrew from my case as well. Please help. Thanks,

Girlfriends mom claims she has guardianship. How do we go about finding out?

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:42:00 -0600

So basically heres the situation. My girlfriend and her mom/siblings weren't getting along and she ended up kicking her out but where she was staying at the time she couldn't take her kid so her mom agreed to take care of him there and she signed a form giving her mom permission to take him to the doctors/daycare and other basic needs. She now claims she has guardianship but we never went to the courts and the paper never said anything about guardianship or handing over rights to her own child. We wanna be able to just walk in and say we are taking her son cause we are moving but we are wondering what kind of specific steps we need to go threw to find out the real status of guardianship before we move. I must note she never did anything specifically wrong such as drugs or anything CPS would get involved for and she goes to see her son on a near day to day basis. All help/advice would be appreciated

Contempt of Court

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:51:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (Calif.)? My ex-wife filed contempt of court against me. I was not properly served. I refuse to accept her phone calls and heard about this through a post-card from her. Do I have to show up for the court date as I do not have time to prepare and am not sure exactly what she is doing?

after paternity is established and the man begins paying

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:43:00 -0600

I understand that if the non-custodial parent (father) pays child support then he will also recieve visitation rights. Now the father of my child lives with his mother still, the mother has talked to the police about me not being allowed on that property. I'm fine with that but at the same time I don't want my son somewhere I am not allowed because if something comes up where I need my son and for whatever reason his father is not available to deliver basically I don't want to go to jail. How do I fix up a restraining order for my son not to be allowed to go onto that property, or can I even.

modification

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:10:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (nys)i am paying support on two cases $400 each case per month,i recently lost my full-time position and i am working part-time 20-24 hour per week at $11 per hour.i am also married with 3 small children at home,which when the support order was declared for both cases they were not born yet.so i am seeking a modification of support on both cases.what are my chances?

ex-husbands belongings are in the way

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:55:00 -0600

I'm wondering what i have to do legally to have my ex-husband remove all of his property left in my garage?I have asked him to remove it by sending a text msg.,and he says he will but never does.Do i need a court oder or can i just remove it and dispose of it myself?

Minors counsel fees

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:52:00 -0600

I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right area but I just went to court yesterday and with the help of the court appointed minors counsel, my ex and I were able to form an agreement and make it a court order without hgoung in front of the judge. The very first time we went to court, the judge appointed the minors counsel and we were told to pay $200 for his services. We signed no contract wig the counsel but each party paid the $ 200. But just today, I get a bill statement in the mail saying each party now owes $550 for the total services he provided which we were unaware of til now. I am unemployed and even needed to borrow the $200 from my parents. What can happen if I cannot pay that money? The judge made us think all it would cost was $200 per party, not $750.

void marriages

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:47:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? califorina... My curent wife of 18 years and i got married in march of 1991 i thought i was divorced from my first wife at the time but as it turns out she didn`t file for divorce untill july of 1991 so i was wondering is my current marriage invalid ??

can this be done?

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:51:00 -0600

Fl is my state-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My husband and I bought a car a few years ago.... he was the co-applicant and I was the main person on the title. The car has been paid in full and I want his name removed from the title and he have no rights to the car. Is this something that can be done? We are still married however he got a DUI and is not able to drive and is mad that I want his named removed from the car>

Can we get an agreement whilst still having a joint mortgage?

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:27:00 -0600

Hi, I should start by saying that I am in the UK so that will be the law that applies to this question. :-) I would really appreciate some advice from those with legal knowledge! Me and my partner split in June after a year of living together. We had a mortgage for �82k and, after the interest payments for the year had been deducted had reduced the sum of the mortgage by �600. My question is, because we had a joint mortgage I am worried that by removing him from the account I would need to refinance and possibly pay high fees/be rejected. Is there a legal agreement we could come to where, once the house is sold I could repay him his �300 of the payments he made in the first year? Or, is there any sort of legal agreement where I could pay him �20 a month installments until he has recuperiated the �300 and any other moneies due from furniture/goods etc.? Would it be possible to do any of the above whilst he is still named on the mortgage? I really don't want to go through the bother of refinancing and would rather pay a solicitor to draft a legal document for us. We are still on good terms so communication isn't an issue. I would just like to get things done legally as no-one knows how things will pan out in the future. Thanks for reading my post. Gary

Spousal support!

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:44:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (Calif.)? My ex-wife is sueing for alimony. In the marriage agreement, I agreed to pay her 1,000 a month, when gainfully employed. I am currenty going to school and don't work full-time. I am not gainfully employed....does she have a leg to stand up on......

I need help

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:35:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?NC I currently reside in USA as a Canadian citizen.. I am looking to leave my husband due to marital problems and want to return back to Canada. My children are dual citizens. If I proceed to do this could this cause any legal implications such as parental abduction charges? What rights does a father have? I spoke to a Canadian lawyer and found out about the laws there but was advised to seek legal advice here due to the laws being different,and help would be appreciated.

Spousal Support in Arizona

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:55:00 -0600

I started paying spousal support on April 1 2007 and was ordered to pay her for four years, i was just informed that my ex wife is to be re married am i required to continue paying her the spousal support, please advise as soon as you can. Thanking you in advance JohnWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

Marriage Settlement

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:39:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (Calif.)? When my wife and I divorce we signed a marriage agreement. I had just gotten out of recovery and was feeling terribly guilty. I signed it, with the stipulation that I had to pay her 1,000 when I was "gainfully" employed. I am currently going to school and do not have a job. She is starting to put pressure on me and I informed her that "per our agreement, I was not going to pay her a dime." Questions: Can she force me to pay and, 2 can I have the marriage agreement amended. She is working and already gets half of my medical retirement check**************

What are my options?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:05:00 -0600

Hello, I am a single mother of two children. My oldest child is 19 years old and I raised her by myself, her father was never in the picture. My second child is preparing to turn 9 years old in October, her father was aware of the fact that I was pregnant as soon as I found out but never was involved in her life. Several times we ran into each other and I gave him my address and phone number, telling him he could come and see her or call her but he never did. In 2004, when she was four, I wrote his name down for medicade and they tracked him down for a DNA test, it proved he was her father and he was ordered to pay child support. Ever since then he's been apart of her life. He was engaged to another woman and they have now married. His wife is controlling everything that I am allowed to do with my child, saying who she can be watched by or what daycare she can go to. She has nearly complete control over the father who does not seem to want to make his wife angry and will not stand up to her. There is no technical custody that I am aware of but I am quickly tiring of her telling me how to raise me child. I know a neighbor who runs a daycare, she is a licensed provider and the children and parents she has absolutely love her. My eldest daughter works there part time as a helper. The step mother says, because of what her friends have told her, that this place is filthy and that the children are never watched, which I know for a fact is not true. However she has the father convinced otherwise and they do not want her to go there, not even with me. If they do not know the person that my youngest daughter is spending time with she cannot be around them, however they turn around and allow her to spend the night at people's houses whom I have never met and they barely know. As I said earlier I am growing very tired of this entire situation and would like some advice, I am considering taking this further to gain sole custody so I no longer have these issues. Her father has two other children, who are 13 and 15, he had to give up custody of them to his own father because their mother was mentally unwell, or so I am told. He himself was not the best he could be, he was drinking constantly and doing drugs and was not holding a job because of it. He has been arrested before and since his marriage and supposed sober state, has checked himself into a place to allow himself a chance to get sober without going home. He and his wife both have nice, high paying jobs and their own home. I on the other hand do not have as high paying of a job and I work with the step mother. I live with my brother who owns the house we live in and we all pitch in for the bills. On my own record I have a mere speeding ticket of only 9 miles over the limit and not using my turn signal. My family is becoming tired of all the restrictions we seem to have regarding my youngest daughter as am I. What I would like to know is how this would go if I took this to court. Would they have the upper hand in having sole custody because they make much more money? Any help at all regarding this would be great, thank you.

Someone please help me

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:11:00 -0600

Calif First , I have lived w/my step mother for 6 years and she is/was my caregiver and my payee,also my landlord. Her duties are to do my medications ect, She works for IHSS the whole 6 yearsand in the past 6 months she has messed up on my pills. this last time put me in a tailspin. She called the sheriff and I volunteered to go to the crises center. The officers said that she was the one that needed to go. my Question I need to know is As a disabled person is there any thing I can do legally? I have lost all my support network. Is there anything at all that I do. I didn't ask you grade my grammar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i know you're an idiot, but try not to be stupid.

Cancel Visitation Order?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:34:00 -0600

NY State I am father to a 10 year old. Mother of child has visitation. Mother has defaulted on every visitation order bc she doesn't show up for the visits. This has been going on for 9 years where she doesn't show up for her supervised visits and I show up with my daughter then have to explain to my daughter her mother isn't coming. My daughter is used to it now but would still like to see her. My daughters mother keeps taking me to court claiming I keep my daughter from her. But the reason she don't see her is because these offices where the visitations take place, kick her out of their programs for not showing up. The mother just took me back for the same thing, visitation. Can I request that if she doesn't show for this one, we cancel the supervised visits? There seems to be no penalty for her not showing up, the only one being penalized is my daughter.

Name changes in PA

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:32:00 -0600

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? pa I have a 6 yr old daughter who does not know her father due to him not wanting any part of her life. I have been married since and we have been together for 51/2 yrs and she knows him as daddy now i would like to change her last name to my husbands last name how do i go about this her real father has been notified and is ok with this decision?

last name

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:54:00 -0600

Hi, I have 2 sons one 17 and one 22 - I am custodial parent of the youngest. last weekend my ex-wife have a party and referred to it as hosted by her and her boyfriends using my last name????? Can I get my last name back? It's sorta funny but c'mon doesn't he have one of his own can't she use her maiden name? Thanks. Byron

Child support meeting

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:43:00 -0600

My wife and I were not married when my son was born 4 months ago. When she got pregnant she was still married to another guy that she had been seperated from for 15 years. We paid to get her divorced from him and he signed papers removing himself from responsibilty for my son. We waited the required time and when he was born I signed paternity papers taking responsibility for him at the hospital when he was born. We were married and she was dropped from medicaid which she had been on from before I met her. I support her and her daughter from the previous marriage (17) and my infant son. Since there are four of us he qualified to stay on medicaid due to the amount of money I make. I got a letter from the local AG's office requesting that I come to a meeting to arrange child support for my son. I called the office and told them we are married now and I have no reason to come to a meeting regarding child support since I have custody of my son and live with and support his mother. They told me the case would be dropped but then another person from the office called advising the meeting was still scheduled and I should attend with all my tax and work records. They said they just need to insure that my son has health coverage and to draft money out of my check for his support. What the hell are they up to? If I'm married why the hell would I need to go to a child support conference? Every time I call this office I get a different story about this.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

Please help

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:15:00 -0600

Hello, my ex-wife and I have been divorced since 2007, and we have a parenting plan that is 50%-50% child custody. About a month ago my children ages 11 and 12 witnessed a verbal arguement with myself and my girlfriend in which i was slapped in the face. Upon hearing about this my ex-wife has taken it upon her to keep the kids away from me with myself only having contact with my kids thru facebook chat. I recently filed a montion of contempt in court to which the judge simply denied and told us that he didnt think she was in comtempt. He also said that we as parents need to work this out with a dispute resolution center, to which i have called and had a case open and to which she has denied o talk to them. I have called her and told her i was going to get the kids on several occations ( my days as per the parenting plan), she always says "I hope they are home when you get here." They are not, i have gone over there without informing her and still they are not there. I just need some advise every lawyer i call they want me to come in with a retainer fee and i dont have that kind of money to talk to a laweyer. I was just wondering if anyone on this forum has had the same experiences or any advise on what i should do next, the courts have et me down and no one thinks that my ex-wife is in the wrong for what she is doing. thanks

Kicking the hornets nest

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:55:00 -0600

Question for Va Laws. I had a relationship with a woman who swore she couldn't get pregnant and said she even had a Dr's note to prove it. My question is do I have any legal rights to sue her for lying about this since she is now pregnant and wants child support? Yea I know the oldest rule not to break. Never trust anyone. But really, since it's a her body's choice don't I have any rights? If the shoe was on the other foot and she wanted to get an abortion and I didn't want her too what rights would I have then as well. csaswb