Can My Parental Rights Be Terminated While I Am In Jail?
Yes. A parent's rights over their child may be terminated due to the parent's abandonment of the child. A parent's incarceration may result in an abandonment due to the length of …
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What Is An Annulment?
An annulment in the legal sense is NOT the same thing as an annulment in the religious sense. A legal annulment means that the marriage was invalid from its inception and there are very limited …
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Enforcing a Child Support Order Out of State
While a parent living out of state may make enforcing your child support order a bit tricky, it certainly doesn’t make it impossible. The first step is to find the other parent’s address. In some cases, this may require hiring a private investigator or using locator resources from your local child support office. Every state has a parent locator service, and local …
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The Details of Proposition 8
In November 2008, California voters went to the polls for a general election. In addition to voting for a new president and other elected officials, voters were asked to vote on a ballot proposition commonly referred to as Proposition 8. Proposition 8 asked voters to decide whether the California state constitution should be amended to change the definition of marriage in California to …
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