Noncustodial parents experiencing financial instability should call Jill Setzer and John Richard Setzer, Jr. of Setzer Law Firm PLLC immediately for legal help if they cannot pay child support. Modifying court-ordered child support as soon as possible can prevent loss of driving privileges or jail time.
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What Does a Child Support Lawyer Do? A family law attorney will help you with your case by assisting you in various matters such as: Explaining the legal issues and what you should expect at every stage Evaluating your case and giving you proper legal advice on how you should proceed
These legal professionals are well versed in family law and can help guide their clients through legal proceedings and ensure that their father’s rights are being honored and upheld in court.
Sometimes, a court may alter a parent’s rights and responsibilities to a child. For example, if the child’s parents are divorcing, a judge will make specific orders about custody, visitation, and child support payments.
Each state has its own laws governing parental rights and responsibilities, but generally, parents are the individuals that have legal custody of a child. A child can’t have more than two legal parents at a time. For example, the parents of an adopted child are the child’s legal custodians, although they aren’t...
Laws on child custody in Texas for not married parents dictate that the mother has automatic custody of the child, both legally and physically, unless the father has legally established his paternity. Even if the father's name is on the child's birth certificate, they have very limited rights over the child.
At what age can a child refuse visitation in Wisconsin? In Wisconsin, children cannot dictate where they reside but the courts may take the child's preference into consideration at about age 14 or when the child can articulate a preference and a reason for the preference.
Your partner cannot legally stop you from having access to your child unless continued access will be of detriment to your child's welfare. Until a court order is arranged, one parent may attempt to prevent a relationship with the other. If this happens, your main priority should be the welfare of your child.
(2) A resident who is 18 years of age or older may not share a bedroom with a child who is under 18 years of age, unless the resident who is 18 years of age or older is continuing to share a bedroom with a child he or she had already been sharing the bedroom with before turning 18 years of age.