Recent content by DGSky

What is the name of your state? CA Thanks for your help: My wife has agreed to a Marital Settlement Agreement as long as she does not have to pay child support right away because she said she is short of money right now. The MSA says that I, the petitioner, is not requesting child support "at...

What is the name of your state? CA Although my wife has said I can have sole physical custody of our daughter, she wants joint legal custody now even though she has not been involved in our daughters life the past four years. She is very adamant about this and it makes me concerned...

What is the name of your state? CA I am 17 and will be 18 in December 2005. I will still be attending high school through June 2006 and plan to attend college. My father has neevr been in my life and has never paid child suport> I could find him if I wanted to. My mother abandonwed me to...

CA Ina nutshell, Married 12 years, one child together, spouse left her 17 y/o with me to live with someone else. In writing she has said she does not want equity, either of the cars, spousal, yet will pay child support when she can. So.... My prioroty is to file and make sure she can...

I spoke with an attorney in the past who suggested I go ahead and file for the divorce, secure sole ownership and the house, end all possibility of spousal in the future, and indicate due to the mother's financial status that I am not requesting child support. The attorney then indicated I wait...

CAlifornia: My wife and I have been separated nearly one year and she left behind our 12-year-old daughter. This is basicaly abandonment since she rarely sees her daughter and left behind her own son as well. She has said on many occasions she does not want to have to pay child support and...

I appreciate the responces. Actually I was only interested in getting support form the mother. And if that is only up to age 19, then so be it.

what if he is still attending school? and I was referring to a full adoption, not just a name change.

What is the name of your state? CA I'm thinking long-term here: My wife left me with both our kids, including her 17 year old son who has used my last name the past 10+ years. At this time I cannot collect child support because I have no legal rights to him. His bio father is not involved...

The Wife had held a steady job for nearly two years then quit in July 2004 becasue she did not like the job and has been working on temporary assignments on and off since then. right now she is in her third week of a temp job and said she will be hired on as a reg employee in two months and...

Thanks belize, you are entirely correct in this assessment of my lacking any balls and I know it deep down inside. I have gotten to the point where I was near filing then she would come around again telling me she wanted to work things out, but then she disappears again.

BelizeBreeze, In what aspect of my situation are you suggesting I have no balls?

That is whwat I am asking: Does her viisting a few hours once a week still count as abandonment? By her abandoning the home has she therefore given up any rights to the house and the ONE child? I don't want her having this home issue being an ace up her sleeve. She did sign a Quick Claim...

BelizeBreeze, why would you suggest this? Also, since she still "visits" with the kids once a week, yet does not provide for them in any manner, would this still be considered abandonment? I really don't want to file until I know what my best outsome will be. She continues to reside with her...

I personally don't know where the bio father is, but the mother does. What are you suggesting then? If I am granted legal custody of the step-child would I be able to collect support for him then?