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Question: My in-laws divorced two years ago. They have a 14-year-old daughter. Because her mother was unable to care for her at the time of the divorce, the daughter remained with the father, who remarried shortly afterward. Since the divorce, my mother-in-law has moved to Colorado, but she has done what she can to stay […]

Question: I have been married to my wife for almost 2 years. I have raised my step-daughter for about 3 ½ years. She is almost 7 years old. I finally had my name added to her birth certificate making me the father. The real father contacted us and says he wants a paternity test done. […]

Question: We have been raising my daughter’s two children since they were both infants. Now she wants them back after 5 years. We love them as our own. He says if they go back to their mother, he will leave me. This will be the third family he has lost. I am not ready to […]

Question: I am a committed devoted father of a 3 1/2 year old son. I was in a 1 month relationship – after the relationship ended – the lady informed me that she was pregnant. I chose not to marry her – but intended to be a full part of my child’s life. At the […]

Your problem is not unique to you and your husband of 17 years. The issue of grandparents’ rights has become more important as societal norms have changed and more grandchildren are being raised by their grandparents. Unfortunately, current divorce law in most states does not recognize grandparents’ rights, even when the children are clearly emotionally […]

Question: “I have been married to my wife for almost two years. I have raised my step-daughter for about three and a half years. She is almost seven years old. I finally had my name added to her birth certificate making me the father. The real father contacted us and says he wants a paternity […]

If you and your spouse or partner are separated or divorced, you will most likely need child custody and visitation orders. These orders can be obtained by agreement, or if you and the other parent are unable to agree, one of you can file a Motion or an Order to Show Cause with the Court […]