Question: I would like to get child custody of a child I believe is mine. The child’s mother doesn’t want me to do a paternity test for whatever reason. Is there a paternity law that allows for me to force her to take genetic testing to prove who is the …
Question: I was wondering about rights for fathers who are not married. I would like to take my child on vacation to another state over the summer. So can I just leave with my daughter or do I need to also seek permission from her mother?
Question: What are the child custody laws regarding keeping the custodial parent from moving with the children? My ex-wife wants to move with our children to live with her friends who live more than 100 miles away. I do not agree with her choice and believe it will put our …
By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com For decades, family law courts have been granting joint legal custody to both parents, and this is only fair. If both parties in a divorce are reasonably responsible and adjusted, the children will fare much better having both parents involved in their lives. Joint …
Question: I really need some advice on paternity law. I recently found out I am the father of a child with an ex-girlfriend. We have not gone through the courts or anything to set up child custody agreements because we were both cooperating with parenting time. However, she has now …
Question: My question is regarding Child Custody: My ex-wife signed our son up for baseball during our summer visitation. She signed him up for soccer in the spring. This continues to interfer with our visitation time, both on weekend visits and now summer visits. My second wife and I have …
Question: How do child custody laws work when we are still legally married? My wife wants to move out of the marital home and take our child with her, denying me my rights to visitation. Do I have any legal rights to keep her from taking our child with her …
Question: I am looking for divorce tips for men on how to enforce court orders. I am supposed to have court-ordered counseling with my children in an effort to rebuild my relationship with them due to years of my ex-wife’s parental alienation. However, since my ex has primary child custody …
By Matt Allen Editor, DadsDivorce.com Another study has been published affirming the importance of fathers and the need for divorced dads to be involved in their children‘s lives. Yet an increasing amount of children live apart from their fathers despite a strong majority of the public believing children need a …
Question: If a woman becomes pregnant, is there a paternity law that requires her to inform the child’s biological father? I suspect my ex-girlfriend is pregnant with my child, and I would like to reach a child custody agreement with her. But she has never confirmed her pregnancy and is …