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| Can I Get An Annulment? |
I am wondering if I would be eligible for an annulment. We have been married for about 14 months but have never lived together or had any joint accounts, etc. My husband will not dispute. |
| Can I Get Custody of My Stepdaughter? |
My husband and I got custody of his daughter 3 years ago. They told him if it wasn't for me, he would never gotten her. Now the problem is I want to leave him and get a divorce. His daughter wants to live with me and he keeps saying no. Can I take her since I had to sign papers for her? |
| Can I Sever Dad's relationship with My Kid? |
I have a two year old who has always been with me. Her birth father lives 3 hours away and calls once a month to see her. We meet halfway and he gets a weekend when convenient for him. He never calls to talk to her and sends only $300 every other month. Otherwise he does nothing for her. He and I were never married and he left me before she was born. Can I make him go away? I'm now married and my husband is the daddy she needs. |
| How Can I Deal with a Dealing of Spouse Abuse? |
My wife ran out of state with kids filed a protection from abuse. She won the case with no proof of the abuse. I have a lot of DUIs on my record and I believe that was used against me. Is there any way I can get the protection from abuse thrown out? Was it legal for her to take kids out of state without my permission? |
| Is It Child Endangerment to Run Out of Gas? |
My ex husband is already facing 2 counts of domestic assault and 1 count child endangerment. Last week he ran out of gas with my baby in the car on the highway. Is this considered child endangerment? It is extremely dangerous to be sitting on the side of the road on a highway waiting for someone to bring him gas. |