Looking for Legal infomation websites

[2Boys1Mom]

What is the name of your state? California
I was wonder if anyone know of some website I might visit to find out information and change of Jurisdiction or modification of my court order.

 

[RedTapeNYC]

You cannot change the jurisdiction of your CS order. The state that originally handed out the CS order will always have sole jurisdiction. Think of the raw end of the stick if this was possible. Everyone would go and file a jurisdiction change to Illinois where the age of emancipation is 18.

 

[Content]

The only way you can change jurisdiction is if all parties to the orders move to a different state. If anyone still lives in the original state then they will probably fight the change which means if dad for example stays in California but you and the child more to say Florida then you are going to be doing a lot of phone conferences or flying to handle issues in California still. But if dad also moved to say New York then the case could be moved to Florida because the child lives there. Does this make any sense?

 

[karma1]

Well, jurisidiction and modification are actually two different things...

Simply put...(this applies to support orders)
If state A initiated the order, it will have continuing control of that order, meaning, the laws of state A will prevail.
If both parties are out of state A, one parent in state B and one parent in state C, the states where that parent lives has jurisdiction over that parent.
Modifying a support order, while the laws of state A apply, can be done in either state B or C.
Going through this right now.

Custody/visitation orders can have jurisdiction changed to where the CP and the children reside, and I believe 6 months is the residential requirements.

I'd always consult an attorney to see what the "low down" on this all is...

 

[2Boys1Mom]

State A B and C

I am the CP and father lives in GA. Orginal order was in GA. We have had verbel agrement in the past that have not worked and I want to enforce the orginal order but in CA were I live. (Short version hope it make sense)

 

[RedTapeNYC]

If I am not mistaken, you should be able to goto family court in CA to have them enforce the original order even though it is not in the same state the CSO was issued. The court systems will work together to enforce the original CSO.

 

[Content]

You shouldn't even have to go to court, a visit to the Child support office to register your GA order with them should suffice, they should then proceed to collect the money for the cs order.