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I have a 5 year old, my husband (stepfather) has been in her life since 14months old. I am terrified that if something were to happen to me, that our child would go to her biological father, who does pay minimal support and maybe sees her once a month for 4-5 hours.
Our marriage is about to end and he is threatening me that he will take the children if I do not pay him off. He has never worked full-time and is claiming he can do this as he is the primary care giver.
After being in jail for drugs, is there any hope for visitation with my child? Her mother may still be doing drugs, can she be randomly tested?
My son is 9 years old and my ex wife has been regularly denying me visitation since we got divorced when my son was about 1 year old. Is denying visitation grounds for a change of custody in Indiana?
Our daughter lives with my ex in Florida. I moved to Canada, and I have her with me in the summer. I want to regain custody of her, as the conditions in Florida are neglectful. What can I do?
What does the court normally do in cases when the father is self-employed (stating he has a low income), which I’m sure his tax returns (for reasons of not paying a lot of taxes), shows he made very little?
If a minor child moves in with a non-custodial parent in a different state and lives there for over a year, does that make the child a resident of the new state?
I am an adult and have a 15 year old sister. Our father has passed away, and I would like to get her out of a bad situation and take custody of her; she also wants to live with me. How can I get custody of my sister?
Last year my daughter graduated from high school. Her father and I agreed to put her through college; just until she completed her BA. Now he has told her that he will not help her pay for her BA; but will only help pay for her to get an Associate degree. What legal recourse can I take to maintain my daughter’s future?
My Ex and i have joint custody with our 10 year old son but i got granted manager conservator in this custody battle , i am planning to relocate from Texas to California and of course take my 2 sons with me.How can i gain sole custody into taking my 10 year old son with me?