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Child Custody
Michigan
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Sadly, without additional information is impossible answer your question. What you will have to do is confer with the domestic relations/family law... Read More
I hope you have proof of your efforts, the correct thing is either an agreement with your ex that she is relinquishing her parenting time under the... Read More
You are asking the impossible, if there is going to be a legally binding agreement it will have to be in writing and, because there is a child... Read More
They are partially correct, you have committed statutory rape which is criminal and prosecutable. If there is no prosecution you will most probably... Read More
In Michigan it means you are admiring to the crime of statutory rape. See an attorney.
Your friend would have to ask a court in Mexico to award her child support. Then the judgment of the Mexican court would have to be affirmed by a... Read More
You will most probably need a lawyer, and the case could be transferred, or the out of state judgment enforced, in the state and county where you and... Read More
You can seek guardianship of a minor by filing a petition with the appropriate state court. (In some places it's the probate court, in others family... Read More
No law forces you to hire a lawyer, but in a court dispute it's almost always a good idea.
Both parents have the right to custody of the children until court orders otherwise. Generally the police will not help a parent obtain possession... Read More
Retain a lawyer and start the second parent adoption process. The bio father will either voluntarily sign a relinquishment or the court can order a... Read More
If your pay cut was due to something out of your control, you should be able to get it lowered. It usually helps to have an attorney present your... Read More
The parent with 51% or more physical custody may claim the dependency deduction. The court may order the dependency deduction to the less than 51%... Read More
There is a presumption that the husband is the father of children born to the wife during the marriage. That presumption may be overcome by... Read More
I did not know that the father has to sign the birth certificate, and I'm not sure he must do so. But in any case, a paternity action against him... Read More
It is his business to care for your child during his parenting time, either personally or by providing another responsible adult. Unless there... Read More
Cannot tell. You will be booked and perhaps jailed until you appear before the court. An attorney is highly recommended.
I would go to court on an emergency motion to prevent this. Is there some reason the child isn't with you? Get a lawyer. This sounds like a mess.
You will need to address the support problem in the state that issued the order; If you need an attorney for this, you will need one licensed in that... Read More
This can be done. It would help you very much to retain a lawyer experienced in adoptions. The first step is generally to terminate the parental... Read More
Yes, either the bio father will sign a voluntary relinquishment or the court can, on the basis of his abandonment of the child. Either way, you... Read More
You would first have to terminate the child's father's parental rights.
Potentially, but the biological father has parental rights until they are eliminated either by his voluntary agreement or an order of the court. See... Read More
Yes, you can lock her out if she has no legal right to stay, but then she take the child and ask for child support.
Yes, you'll most probably have to evict her. See an attorney.