Category: Child Custody

Can you please tell me what could happen to a parent who refuses to give her child medication. My grand-daughter was just recently diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. The mother refuses to give my grand-daughter the insulin shots that she needs, thinking that there must be some sort of herbal medication she can take. Doctor has told her that if her daughter does not receive her medication that it could be fatal. Doctors and nurses in the hospital have heard her say that she will not give her daughter the insulin shots needed. Will the hospital release her to her mother knowing this? Read More …

My husband and I are divorcing. He is taking everything that I have done over the past 10 years and twisting it around and basically lying. But because he made these types of accusations, it worries me that if mediation does not work and we end up in court, it may be hard for me to get shared custody of my daughter. Can he just flat out lie like that? We both have lawyers and mine is more laid back while his is not. I just want to get through this divorce as quickly as possible and try to get along but he doesn’t seem to want to do that – he wants a war. What should I do? Read More …

My brother was unable to get any information out of the mother or see his son for several months. Since he found out that the mother placed the boy into the mental ward of a childrens hospital where the state took him over and placed him into a mental institute. He is still paying the mother child support even though the mother no longer has custody of the child. My brother loves his son and wants to get him out of this mess. What should he do? Read More …

After Divorcing, the 3 children, ages 4, 6 and 10 were taken away from the biological mother from Child Protective Services. The father has paid child support through wage garnishment. The biological mother is getting the child support check, but she does not have custody of the children. Is this legal and what can we do about it? Read More …

Me or my baby’s father has not been to court to determine who has custody if I decide to move from California to Arizona is that considered parental kidnapping? Can I go to jail for this? Read More …

My husband and I divorced, and the medical benefits I depended on also disappeared. I eventually suffered a stroke from the pain, and I knew something had to be done. I left my 5 year old daughter in the care of my ex husband, while I left the state for proper treatment. Now I have returned home. I am grateful that family cared for my daughter while I was ill and away, but now they refuse to acknowledge that I am her rightful mother. Can you please tell me what legal rights I have, and who I can turn to for help or more information? Read More …

We do not have any custody order established, at this point I only agreed to him staying with her because of the other two boys being there also. I do not feel she should be allowed to try to get more money out of me, and put me into the child support system when I already take very good care of my son. Read More …

Let me start by saying that I have joint custody of my 12-year-old son, who has resided with his father and his stepmother in Arizona for 3 years now. However, there is an impending divorce now with the two of them, and his soon to be ex wife has admitted to me that my ex husband is an alcoholic, and that it has gotten out of hand. Read More …

My husband and I have permanent custody of his 6 year old son from his previous marriage. He came to live with us 2 years ago after his birth mother was in a car accident and found with crystal meth on her person. The state of Nevada child services went in to the home and removed my step son. . We have a letter from them saying that have charged her with abuse and neglect. We wanted to remove her parental right at the time this happened but our lawyer at the time advised against it for the sake of the child and the mother. Read More …

My wife’s brother should be paying child support. However, his parents agreed to take the children and raise them in their home several years ago. They have now lived with the grandparents for the past four years. The brother’s wife is now asking for back child support during that period. Read More …