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Unless you live in a very unusual state, a court order is almost certainly entered into the record as it was being spoken by the judge. So go with the spirit of the order if there is no reason not to.
Child support guidelines and child support calculations are only as accurate as the information which the agency calculating support has available to them.
There is a common misconception about at what age or event a child can decide not to see the other parent.
Are there any laws protecting grandparents rights in Oklahoma? As of May of 2005, there are in fact laws protecting grandparents legal rights in Oklahoma.
If a married parent, with no pending divorce or separation, and no court orders, takes their child out of state without the other parent’s permission, are they guilty of interstate parental kidnapping?
When child protective services (CPS) gets involved with your family, they wield an immense amount of power in determining what will happen with your children.
Child custody rights and child support payments are not easy to acquire for an older sibling wishing to take in a younger sibling.
Teen drug rehab is necessary for this 17-year old, believes her father, with whom she moved in six months ago. Does he need to get the mother’s consent to put their daughter into a teen drug rehab program?
There are many advantages of joint custody, but they don’t include being able to automatically keep your child from the other parent, even if you feel that the other parent is a danger to the child.
Tax relief for paying child support is not available to non-custodial parents. The tax deduction still goes to the parent with primary custody unless there is an agreement or court order otherwise.