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Child Custody
Illinois
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Until an order is entered terminating support, the payor remains liable. The NCP still has to pay.
If you deny him visitation when there is a court order in effect you are committing the crime of visitation interference. You could eventually go to... Read More
The only to properly terminate a parent's right is through an adoption by a third party. Nothing else, other than a juvenile court termination.
The simple answer is no. Failure to pay support is not a basis for terminating a parent's rights. It is especially true as to another child.
No court will order a DNA test. When you asked someone to sign a VAP you represented to him and to the State that he was the father. Under the... Read More
You are not going to "put him on" child support within that period of time. Start it now.
Your court order may be done, bu the law says you are obligated to pay child support until the child completes high school or reaches 19 years of... Read More
Yo can not get his rights. If he is not on the child's birth certificate, he has no rights. If he is on the certificate, the only way to terminate... Read More
He needs to modify the OP before he can seek a modification of visitation.
There is no such thing except in an adoption. Any other effort or attempt is unenforceable. When you consent to an adoption you relinquish your... Read More
You can only stop paying if you obtain a court order. You must file a motion to terminate support.
You are an adult. They have the right to kick you out, whether you are in high school or not.
Normally you can not. What is the reason? Even if you are splitting the child 50/50, you still might be liable for support depending on the... Read More
The only way to modify visitation is to file a motion seeking that relief. It may well depend on when the order was entered and when he was in jail.... Read More
You give no indication where there is. If this is an Illinois case, and there is a joint custody order, there are two steps she must take before she... Read More
Only if the mother agrees can you add your name. You can sign a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity (VAP) to add your name to the birth... Read More
If you are a minor, denying you a phone is not abusive. A door may be a poor decision, but without knowing what caused that decision, it can not be... Read More
It is unlikely that he can get joint custody. You have many defenses to such a motion. Working out of state is not a basis for seeking joint... Read More
The is no such thing as fictive kin in this state. As a 17 year old, you are aware you are still legally a minor. You appear not to want to be... Read More
You should have fought when she moved. You sat back and to a certain extent allowed this to happen. If you were concerned about your relationship... Read More
There is no legal way for a person to sign over their rights absent an adoption. Some one created this fantasy and it lingers. And you really do... Read More
You have to obtain a court order for support - either in a divorce case or by going to the States Attorney and asking that they seek support for you.
Your bisexuality is not relevant There is no inherent danger to the child as a result of your bisexuality. If you can proved he is doing drugs or... Read More
I do not think that there is a watch list posted in hospitals listing parents who have previously surrendered their children. Only if someone calls... Read More