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I have a brother in Alabama that is in a ICU unit unable to do for himself his wife has denied his family any information

Answered 5 years and 9 months ago by Aaron Gabriel Walsh (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
I'm very sorry about your situation. Unfortunately a spouse will have authority over family in most cases. She is next of kin. An Alabama lawyer could tell you about the procedures for requesting a conservatorship but again, if the spouse is against you it's an uphill battle.
I'm very sorry about your situation. Unfortunately a spouse will have authority over family in most cases. She is next of kin. An Alabama lawyer... Read More

Father’s right

Answered 5 years and 9 months ago by Aaron Gabriel Walsh (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
He can't terminate his own rights, but if you brought an action to terminate his rights and he didn't fight it, and the judge found it was in the children's best interest to terminate father, then his rights could be terminated
He can't terminate his own rights, but if you brought an action to terminate his rights and he didn't fight it, and the judge found it was in the... Read More

Husband has our son and refuses to give me his address so I can come and pick him up. What can I do!?

Answered 5 years and 11 months ago by Aaron Gabriel Walsh (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
As married parents, you have joint legal custody. You will need to file a petition in the circuit court seeking primary custody and immediate possession of your child. If presented properly that will likely be granted. Courts are only hearing very limited types of cases right now but I think you could get a hearing on that... Read More
As married parents, you have joint legal custody. You will need to file a petition in the circuit court seeking primary custody and immediate... Read More

Can a father in Tennessee release all his rights to a child because he doesn't want to have anything to do with the mother or the child?

Answered 6 years and a month ago by Aaron Gabriel Walsh (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
An unmarried father in TN doesn't have any rights to a child unless he goes to court and asks for them. If he doesn't do that, no rights. His obligations, primarily child support, are separate and a person can't sign away their own obligations. He can see the child or not, but he will need to pay support.... Read More
An unmarried father in TN doesn't have any rights to a child unless he goes to court and asks for them. If he doesn't do that, no rights. His... Read More

My ex wife has denied me supervised visitation for 2 years now. I am allowed to speak to the children on rare occasions. I pay child support on time.

Answered 6 years and 2 months ago by Aaron Gabriel Walsh (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
If you have a Parenting Plan with visitation, supervised or otherwise, then you should be able to enforce that Order. Since you were married, that action may be in the Circuit Court, which is a difficult place for someone with no attorney. You need a Petition for Contempt, which is pretty serious since she could, possibly, even go to jail.   If you have a support order, but no parenting plan, then you will have to Petition for a Parenting Plan, so you have something to enforce. That is also not something easily done without counsel.    Once you do get in the door, it sounds like you are going to need some reunification counseling with your children. That may be another expense. The Court can fix the no contacting part, but it can't fix a child who thinks they hate their father, and it can't make him feel wanted. Whether as part of a Court Order or not, the relationship needs fixing.    ... Read More
If you have a Parenting Plan with visitation, supervised or otherwise, then you should be able to enforce that Order. Since you were married, that... Read More

is it legel to make someone pay two different child support cases for 1 kid

Answered 6 years and 5 months ago by Aaron Gabriel Walsh (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
If I am reading correctly, you are paying towards a child support arrearage to one person, but the child is now living with a different person, and you are paying that person child support. That is legal. The court might, in the arrears case, adjust that payment downward, but that depends on many factors. I cannot tell from your question if the judge who set the "new" child support had the arrears payment in front of them when they set that payment. If so, then it's been considered and ruled on. If not, it might be possible to have the Court adjust that arrears payment. ... Read More
If I am reading correctly, you are paying towards a child support arrearage to one person, but the child is now living with a different person, and... Read More
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