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How does custody work in a default divorce?

I filed for divorce but my ex failed to respond after being served so default was filed the court mailed us both info for the…

Can I get custody of the kids if my wife leaves them?

My wife left 3 months ago and got an apartment leaving the kids with me is this a situation where I could be granted custody?

Does an attorney have the right to approve visits with your children?

My wife filed for divorce, and has my kids. We haven’t gone to court yet, and is telling me her attorney has to approve the…

At what age can a child decide not to comply with court ordered visitation?

If my wife and I are separating and I have a trip out of state that I want to go on with my 3 boys, can she stop me from taking them?

Do I need her permission to leave the state with them?

Is there any way to change my daughter’s last name without the consent of her biological father?

My husband and I want my 5 year old daughter to have his last name. She currently has my maiden name. However her biological dad…

If my ex-wife quit work, do I pay child support on what she was earning and her potential earnings based upon her degree as a nurse?

What can I do if my daughter is 13 and no longer wants to go to her father’s house?

She will be 14 next month. I have custody of her and her dad has standard visitation. She doesn’t want to go to her dad’s…

If my father never paid my mother child support, is there anyway that I can now make him pay?

He is about to receive my grandparents’ house.

Can my husband just take our children and send them with another family member to another state without my knowledge or permission and not tell me where he sent them?

We are still married and he had them for the holidays and when I went to pick them up I found out they were no…