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When a court approves a termination of parental rights, the parent-child relationship is completely extinguished and all the rights and... Read Answer
This is going to be a bit tricky and you will likely benefit from counseling with an experienced attorney. You would start by taking the custody... Read Answer
Cannot tell without reviewing the paperwork and court orders, as well as the present circumstances.
See an attorney, adulthood in Michigan is 18. Anyone having sex with her before she is 16 is chargeable with statutory rape.
You can file a motion to modify child support in the Court which awarded the child support. You will want to have a very clear accounting done to... Read Answer
It is impossible to tell without reading the orders and knowing the history but if your rights were terminated by law in January of 2014 the time to... Read Answer
You should be the person with the rights to your child. Get a family law attorney. File for custody in the court the divorce was granted.
You are too limited in your facts, and a court action will have to be in the state they reside unless your mother will cooperate voluntarily.
You can petition the Court where custody was determined to allow you to become a temporary guardian for your younger brother. You would need to... Read Answer
The first thing to note, is if you have an agreement which lays out, hopefully in writing, that no child support is due, this would act as a defense... Read Answer
Without having the exact numbers it is impossible to predict. Given that his raise hasn't been taken into account, there will likely be some offset... Read Answer
Unfortunately this is a difficult situation which is all too common. Your first option would be to get a PPO against the mother. PPO's can be used... Read Answer
Child endangerment, such as seems to have occurred in your case, is certainly a reason to petition the court for a change in custody. Given that you... Read Answer
Both the State of Michigan and your tribe may have jurisdiction over your custody issues. The two entities have different court systems and in a... Read Answer
It would be unlikely at this stage. He needs an attorney.
You can petition the Court that gave the custody Order to make it necessary that you have all relevant contact information. The fastest way to do so... Read Answer
You would need to petition the court, or more specifically the friend of the court in your county, and attempt to persuade them that it is in the... Read Answer
Likely it would depend on the circumstances surrounding why the person did not have a license as well as whether the child was properly in the car,... Read Answer
What does your currently in effect order(s) say. That will control.
You need to take a look at the PPO and the language in the document to see if the kids are mentioned. If the PPO is just for you, then the kids... Read Answer
She is a minor. Her decisions don't matter much and yours do. There is clearly something wrong. You do not state what authority requires the... Read Answer
I would recommend getting a court order relinquishing her rights, detailing her obligation and establishing yours.
The short answer is that you certainly have parental rights that cannot be unilaterally terminated by your ex. That being said, you may have to prove... Read Answer
As long as there is no court order in the divorce file (such as temporary support order) that prohibits it you probably can However you are asking... Read Answer
The grandmother has no legal standing to keep you from collecting your child. The police cannot force it, nobody can. He's your child. If you get... Read Answer