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Someone has to try to adopt the baby before a court will sign off on relinquishment of the father. If you want to adopt the baby, you could be the... Read Answer
The Family Code provides that a person deployed for military purposes can designate another person to pick up his rights during his deployment... Read Answer
You should file a motion for enforcement. Judges are obligated to enforce their orders, particularly child support orders. Keep in mind that your... Read Answer
Yes, you are still married to your spouse. You are not divorced until the Judge signs the Final Decree of Divorce. The Final Decree is... Read Answer
Depends on what the new will says, and if the technicalities follow the law. (because it sounds like she wrote the will herself.) Lawyer needs... Read Answer
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, what is it? A duck! Sounds like conflict of interest to me.
Get a divorce, I would plead both names, in the divorce documents, to make sure you get the divorce and it is valid. Sorry that this happened to... Read Answer
Establish paternity, get restraining Order, then let the judge rule. If no court has jurisdiction, you can just leave. PERIOD. Get some legal... Read Answer
NO and NO. He needs to get in front of the judge and set up some type of repayment plan before they arrest him and jail him. They can do... Read Answer
Yes, you can. Absolutely. Good reasons to deny unsupervised visits. Most judges here that I practice in front of, will not allow... Read Answer
Not enough that you requested anything with the AG in Texas. They are too busy. Get some legal help to go with you to sort out the... Read Answer
Get a probate lawyer to help asap. Call me if you are in the Houston area. That is so against the law!
Darling, call CPS, Child Protective Services, where you are, whatever town you are in. There are so many places that will help you. Starting... Read Answer
How ignorant is that? Hello, you need the help!!!!! Probably need formal request from lawyer, and reason for denial. Then address the... Read Answer
Would need to sit down and review all the documents, to see what is going on. If local, in Houston, let me know. Otherwise, get with a... Read Answer
Why did he have to get authorization? You better show up, no matter what the deal is. If the lawyer is not there, explain to the judge... Read Answer
Absolutely. I would get an attorney to draft a document for that to happen. Let me know if I can help. bergmanlawfirm@sbcglobal.net
Absolutely. I represented a young man who was not the biological father, and he got custody! It's the law.
Most definitely. Your wife might be very upset, but the other woman must allow you to visit, even if you cannot afford much child support and... Read Answer
Parents have a duty of support until you are emancipated, usually at 18 yrs of age. Are you still in high school? Or graduated and have a... Read Answer
Your lawyer should be answering this. But over ten years is too old to use for impeachment purposes. More important is why you were not in your... Read Answer
In Texas in cannot be more than 50% of you paycheck. Is there some way to stop the alimony? That is better left for a NY attorney.
If they are holding themselves out as husband and wife, potentially yes. Common law marriage is recognized in Texas. By the way, there is... Read Answer
It is definitely worth adding a clause in the Decree that states he has to provide your son with a suitable bed. You are correct that it would... Read Answer
It will require filing a Motion to Transfer along with pleading the facts that one child is in one county, and the other remained in the original... Read Answer