Law regarding domestic matters, such as the relationship of spouses, or between parents and children.
Questions tagged [family-law]
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What differentiates living as mere roommates from living in a marriage-like relationship?
For jurisdictions that provide that a couple become spouses after living together in a marriage-like relationship for a given period of time1, how is such a marriage-like relationship different than living as mere roommates?
1. For example, in…
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What are your rights as a father in Arizona?
Facts regarding the Father:
Acknowledged by court & mother as the biological father
On child's birth certificate
Legally married to the mother
Facts regarding the Mother who is petitioning to bring the child out of state
Mother has previously…
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Do men lose custody of children if they are found to not be the biological father?
My nephew is 2 years old, and my brother just found out the mother has been cheating for at least two years. He wants a paternity test, but is scared he will not be the father. He is a fantastic father! If he is not the father, would he still be…
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When is imputed income not reasonable?
Mary and Joe had a child. Mary owns a fast food franchise. Joe works as a service manager. Mary has residential custody of the child (New York). Joe sought to have child support reduced, arguing that Mary should have made more from the fast food…
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Can someone divide and simplify this sentence so I understand?
Context is Children's Act 1989.
The full sentence is this, I especially have a hard time understanding the bold part:
"The local authority having indicated it wishes to apply for an urgent interim care order, and this is to be dealt with at a…
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Impact on visitations after license is revoked due to failure to pay child support
The background (United States):
Wife took four children and left husband due to abuse
After a very contentious separation, husband was awarded partial custody (every other weekend, one evening a week)
Husband was ordered to pay child…
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What happens when a father wants his child vaccinated but the mother does not?
I asked this question to a social worker once and she thought real hard about and could not give me an answer beyond the statement that vaccinations are very important to the safety and welfare of children and society at large. This was before Covid…
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Is it a crime to run away from spouse and child and declare it as separation?
Is this considered as crime in Canada to run away from spouse and child without meeting their expenses and paying house loan.
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Determining gross income to calculate alimony
Wife and husband have a 16 year marriage in Massachusetts. Wife owns business which has been support for household. Husband has refused to work. Husband wants alimony calculated on wife's gross salary plus car paid for by business plus health…
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Child custody jurisdiction
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Two parents have in force a child custody agreement (a/k/a Parenting Plan, PP) in U.S. state X.
The PP stipulates shared residential time with their minor child between the parents per a specific schedule.
PP contains no unusual…
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Relationship in Families
My moms brother, Uncle Tom, marries a woman (Liz).
Liz has children from a previous marriage (Tracy and Anthony) who become my uncles step-children. Tracy marries Zachary.
What is Zachary's legal relationship to me?
Is Zachary legally identified as…
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Do you read RCW §26.09.030 such that there is or is not a 90 day wait period for legal separations? I say there is
A 90-day "cooling off" period before a divorce decree, is prescribed by law in Washington State. But there is a hotly-debated issue as to whether legal separations deserve the same allowance. In reading the actual RCW (posted underneath), I don't…
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What does "as of" date include?
Child support is deducted from my pay.
I have a court order in which the judge writes "There shall be no further amount of retroactive child support or ongoing child support as of July 31, 2016 payable by the Applicant to the Respondent."
I was paid…
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How do you fill out a motion to modify without the other party's income amounts?
It is really that simple. My state requires certain paperwork for a motion to modify custody (which will modify support), including income and expense statements for both parties. When you don't know the other party's information, what is the best…
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What is the time limit between signing a joined petition for divorce and the actual filing of it in WA?
Say you and spouse signed a joined (agreed) property and divorce petition, no notice required, in April, but it did not get filed until December, 8 months later. This time-frame exceeds the 90 day cut-off between summons and filing for civil…
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