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Very, very unlikely; practically nil. Think positively and make sure to coach him about his "courtroom demeanor!".
Yes. A child born born during your marriage is presumed to be yours. If there is a support order, there is a finding in a court order that you are... Read Answer
Sorry, but I recommend you take your sis'-in-law's mom on, head on, with your sis'-in-law's approval. The benefits are for her, not for her mother... Read Answer
Yes, but get advice from some older, wiser, trustworthy people who know you.
Your schedule is disruptive already. The change he proposed will not be significantly different for her as typed out by you. You should talk to a... Read Answer
Your husband needs to file a denial of paternity. His DNA test or his denial can be filed along with the bio father's DNA test. He will then lose... Read Answer
Custody is not the issue here. If you don't have a parenting plan you must get one. That will allocate time with the children between the two of you.... Read Answer
There is no such thing as "fair" in these situations. If this is what is agreed to then it would be the wishes of both parties. If either party... Read Answer
Fair is not a governing criteria for a parenting plan. The statute has a long list of criteria that must be considered to meet the "best interest of... Read Answer
Under the law in Arizona once the order for adoption is entered by the court your obligation to support the child ends.
Child support is between biological parents only.
You can enter into an agreement to that effect. However, I don't know how enforceable it will be and if you fall on hard times or the man decides he... Read Answer
The only surrender of rights that means anything is a consent to adopt the child. Unless that is happening, you may always have the potential of... Read Answer
In Indiana, you have to be married first. No idea whether Missouri law would say the same.
Petition for custody and bring this witness to court.
File a contempt action in Indiana for refusing visitation. You should hire an attorney to do this, but are not required by law to have one..
You must file a court action first in order to be able to get a visitation order.
Yes, you would have grounds to proceed with an adoption petition and ask the court to forgo the mother's consent, based upon these facts. You will... Read Answer
If you have good reason to, you can go to court and ask that there be an order placed that she not be involved in the children's visitation. You... Read Answer
You can't, unless she is a drug abuser or abuses children, if he wants her around them, she will be around them.
That is the same BS threat that every deadbeat father uses. He has no real interest in asking for custody and is not at all likely to spend money... Read Answer
He has the right to ask for custody and visitation. However, keep the emails and if, which is probably not going to happen, he asks for custody,... Read Answer
Not likely for that reason only. Having an affair does not create a presumption she is unfit as a mother, just as a wife.