My Son is Combative with the Other Renters in my Home, What Should I Do?

I am a single parent and I have been having trouble with my 17 yr old he is both very argumentative and combative with others in the home and shoving with me. My question is: How can I legally terminate them from my lease and make him move out on his own. I am very close to getting evicted due to the noise level in the apartment. He does not listen to me as a parent. Read More …

My Ex Disappears and doesn’t Show up for Designated Visitation, Can I File for Sole Custody Without Visitation?

I have been divorced for a few months now, my ex is turning out to be the typical dead beat dad. He disappears for days without returning phone calls and/or text messages, and no one knows where he is. Right now I have sole physical and we have joint legal custody, I want sole custody of all 3 kids without visitation. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to make him give up his rights to them, or at least give me sole custody with supervised visitation. Read More …

I have No Actions Filed in Court, But can I Move Out of State with my Child if the Father isn’t Actively in her Life?

I have a 1 year old daughter the father and I were never married actually we were only together 2 months. He is not on the birth certificate and we haven’t had a dna test. We also don’t have any court orders to follow at this time. So my question to you is that if i wanted to move out of state would i be allowed to since we have no court orders papers or anything established at this time. I have my whole family out there and it would be nice to be out there. I just don’t want him to be able to stop me. Read More …

If my Child Decides to Live with his Other Parent, Do I Need to Pay the Child Support she was Once Paying to me?

My husband and I have raised his 2 sons for the last 14 years and their mother was ordered to pay 0 a week and to pay half of their doctor bills. The boys are 17&15 right now and the youngest wanted to move in with his mother, so we let him and my husband didn’t want to get into trouble so we give her the 0 back every week. My husband still has custody of him so my question is, Do we have to keep giving her the money? I would also like to know if she does get a lawyer, Would we have to pay her back the money from the time he moved in with her? Read More …

Can my Ex Take me to Court for Parental Kidnapping If I Move Out of State with our Child?

ok, i have been divorced for seven years and i was awarded sole custody of my daughter. i remarried a man in the military 1 year ago. i moved from IL to VA and back. now, in six months i am moving again to VA. my ex says he will get me for kidnapping if i go. is it possible? do i have to get a court order to let me go or can i just go. Read More …

Is There Way to File for Temporary Custody If I Feel that my Children are being Neglected by my Ex?

do not have custody of my children and they reside with there mother. I am greatly concerned for there welfare. My children are being neglected in many ways and i want to file for custody but I know that they are not being cared for. Is there anything i can file for temporary custody until my case is heard by the judge. I reside in the state of Mass and I am unsure of what my rights are. Read More …

My Child’s Mother Moved Out of State without Telling Me, What Can I Do?

I live in Los Angeles, Ca and my Ex fiance and i have a 17 month old son who she refuses to let me have any contact with. Now the court entered a judgement that i can have supervised visitation with my son when agreed upon by both parents. I called the House where i was led to believe that my Ex and my son were staying at only to have the Grandmother answer the phone and tell me that they now live in New York. I was never notified about the move to New York by her family or her lawyer. Are there any charges that can be filed? And what can I do as a single father to see my son? Read More …

I Have Full Custody of a Child that has Just Turned 18, Am I Still Responsible for her?

I live in NJ and one year ago I was granted full legal custody of my child’s 17 year old friend. She has now turned 18 and is a high school senior. Am I still legally responsible for her? Or does it terminate on it’s own? If so, at what point does this happen? Do I have to go through any legal channels to dissolve my responsibilities? Read More …