Family Law

Question: family law........... I have a friend that has gone through some tough times and for her children safety her brother and sister in-law agreed to take the kids for the summer. when school was getting ready to start the kids wanted to stay there for a year and go to school . my friend agreed to it and i guess she had to sign some papers giving them legal gaurdianship. after that year was up they told her that she need to change things before she can get the kids back. get a better paying job that pays at least 14$ an hour... ( around here thats imposible) drive a brand new car. have a bigger apartment. and move to the same state that they are in . and just leave all of her friends and family. she felt that it wasnt there place to tell her where , what, and how to live . they know that she doesnt have money . and she doesnt know how to fight this . she's not a very smart person. she actually has some learning disabilities but that doesnt make her any less of a good mom. anyways this has been going on for 3 years . now she found out that her 14 year daughter has had sex and her brother and sister-in-law has changed the kids names without her consent. she sent a notarized letter saying they dont have her permission to change the kids name and that she wants her children back. she has asked for legal advice and she was told that she has to go to that state and get legal help there ( remember no money and no reliable car) she was also told to gather up they'r birth certs and SSN and drive down there and go take the kids ... i realy dont know what to tell her . can anyone help .. she knows that her daughter wants to come home but her 10 year old might have been brain-washed. PLEASE PLEASE help ... advice......

Answer: contact legal aid maybe they can help

Question: Family law? Where can you get a free legal advice in family law? Thank you

Answer: Go to the citizen's advice bureau, and they may be able to give you some advice.

Question: Family Law? I have custody of 2 children , reside in USA, am planning a move to UK to be with my husband. Childrens biological father (not my husband) has court ordered visitation rights to children...what is my legal position there should biological father pursue his visitation rights? Does US family court order pertain there? My husband is in England.

Answer: Bottom line is that you will not be allowed to leave the country with your children if their biological father does not agree to the move. And if he wishes to retain visiting rights, I can't see him wishing to do a transatlantic trip every time he's due to see them (and indeed why should he??). Your husband had better start making plans to get back to the USA....

Question: Is family law the most stressful and frustrating practice are for lawyers? I am a new attorney who has been practicing about six months now. I do primarily family law cases, and it seems like whatever I get for my clients they're still not happy. They expect me to get them every single things they want no matter how unreasonable. Any other family law attorneys experienced this? My clients don't pay me. I work for legal aid.

Answer: I practice family law. Family law is a thankless job. Emotions are higher in family law than in any other type of law. People's families are being ripped apart, they aren't going to be able to see their children every day, their standard of living is going down, etc. All of these things make family law clients crazy. Seriously. They are angry, scared, and confused, and because of this they often have a hard time thinking straight. They also have very unreasonable expectations. Stay at home moms want to be able to continue staying at home (ha! Not going to happen!) A woman who has been married for a whopping two years wants alimony. A dad who travels all of the time for work and isn't an involved dad wants 50/50 physical custody. What clients don't understand is that their definition of "fair" isn't necessarily how it works in the legal world. Clients also don't understand why the court system takes so long. I have clients constantly ***** at me because the other party hasn't responded to discovery requests. They don't understand that all I can do is file a motion to compel, and that takes time. Clients blame me when the earliest available court date is in two months. Family law attorneys are constantly blamed by their clients for things that are completely out of control. Clients get angry about the process or the realities of divorce, and the most convenient scapegoat is their divorce attorney. All of this said, I love practicing family law. Many attorneys won't get anywhere near a family law case. So it just takes a certain personality. You have to be able to be fulfilled with your job without any positive feedback from your clients. You have to listen to them complain and even blame and accuse you, and then just let it roll off your back and chalk it up to all of the emotions they are going through. I'm able to do this, so I'm able to enjoy my job. I love hearing people's stories. There's always new and crazy things happening in people's lives, so I never get bored. It's a strange job where you sort through every aspect of a family's personal life - finances, sex life, health, etc. I just find all of this very interesting, which is why I like the job.

Question: Does family law make a good amount of money compared to other jobs outside of law? Is it a good job in general? Not compared to other kinds of law. Also, if you work as a family lawyer do you have personal time to have a family?

Answer: Ill tell you what I know. The salary you make varies completely based on the market that you are licensed and practice. Most legal careers will pay you enough out of law school for you to pay off your student loans plus living wage. Once your loans are paid off you have more income from experience and no more loans means that you can live quite comfortably. Family law is different from other kinds of law so it is impossible not to compare it to other kinds of law. Family law is usually not a salaried kind of position and usually you would be working for yourself - so there is no guaranteed income. Family law is an area that you can charge a lot as far as hourly rate is concerned; if you are really good, and earn a reputation, for instance as a good divorce attorney. Because of the fact that you are obviously working with families that could not reconcile to the point they would like to hire you for a couple hundred dollars a hour means that the situations that become your career can be emotionally tolling - much alike those that are felt by psychologists. If you are an independent attorney working under your own name instead of for a large firm; you may find that your clients may not be able to pay their invoices because of the situations that they are in within their own lives that have warranted them needing a lawyer. And you can not get money out of someone that has no money. If you have the personality to become a family lawyer in the first place you probably aren't the type to sue a recently divorced now single father for his assets to pay your $10,000 invoice. On the other hand - if you chose a legal path such as real estate, or mergers and acquisitions - your clients are happy and they will always have the money to pay you - not to mention that your $10-20,000 fee is a drop in the bucket for their multi-million dollar real estate venture or multi-billion dollar acquisition. So the client is happy. There are many things to consider... If you chose the first option; you can practice family law in just about any city or town in the United States. The second option requires that you work longer hours and live in a larger metro. Also, keep in mind that it is very, very, difficult to get employment in a market different from where you got your JD. So if you go to law school in Colorado, per se, at a school that might not be internationally recognizably notable.. it is difficult to go to another city and practice law. The offices in the city you go to will be filled with law grads from that metro.

Question: How does Marxism influence family law if applied? I'm making a research on how marxism as an ideology in totalitarian states (such as former USSR for instance) influences family law. I would be happy to know your ideas and thoughts about it.

Answer: Capitalism itself destroys Family ( its founding cell) its part of its agony. The concept of Family is related to Production´s force development.The trend is the extintion of Family.

Question: Would a lawyer practicing family law like to be surveyed for a college paper? I am a 20 year old college student and need to interview a lawyer practicing either family law or workers compensation. The research paper I am conducting describes my dream job as a lawyer in either two categories and needs an interview to be concluded. If you can help me out, we can conduct this interview in person, over email or even instant messaging. Thank you so much.

Answer: I can spare 15 minutes (e-mail). I practiced family law, but now in another branch

Question: What prep classes are good for family law? I may want to go into family law, what are some classes that can help me out as an undergraduate, that can prepare me for law school?

Answer: Ideally you should get a degree that emphesizes history/government and political science. Technically you can apply to law school with any degree as long as you do well on your LSAT.

Question: What does it take to get into family law? I want to be a lawyer in family law. I would especially like to hear from lawyers. Anyway, I have a few questions. And I would like to know what to expect. Education wise, what does it take to go into family law? After you graduate? What happens? How much should I expect to make right after law school? What is the highest salary I could make? Thanks for the answers!

Answer: You will need the patience of a saint, as family law is one of the most frustrating things an attorney can practice. Family law attorneys only need a law degree, which is a Juris Doctor. You need a bachelors degree to get into law school, so it generally will take seven years total: 4 for the bachelor's, 3 for law school. After you graduate, you take the bar exam. When you pass, you become licensed as an attorney. Then you can go to work. You can go to work for yourself, or join a firm. Fresh out of school, don't expect to make a lot of money. Family law can pay well, but generally people getting divorced are pretty much broke. Statistics state that a large percentage of people who get divorced then go bankrupt shortly thereafter. In today's economy, the housing market crash has caused most of my divorce clients to be under water - and even if they aren't, they still don't have any money just sitting around to throw at me. Most of them are like doing pro bono (unpaid) work. If you get lucky, you might go to work for a high end firm in a big city that specializes in rich people's divorces - some firms in Chicago charge $50,000 just to walk in the door and talk to someone. But there are only so many CEO's of major corporations and professional athletes who can afford this. Most divorces are a losing proposition.

Question: How do i train to become a family law solicitor? If i want to become a family law solicitor, how do i go about it. What training do i need, how long will it take, how much will it cost? Thank you in advance

Answer: The easiest way to become a solicitor is to take a law degree at a university and then sit the Legal Practice Course which will take an additional year. After this you will be required to do a training contract which lasts 2 years, whereby you effectively shadow a solicitor. The likely time will be... 3years for a degree... 1 year for the LPC... 2 years for the training contract. As for costs.... £12k for the degree.... 7-11k for the LPC ... the training contract is PAID work experience. It is also important to note that if after your degree you apply to a solicitors firm, they may offer you a training contract and volunteer to pay your LPC costs if you agree to work for them for 3-4 years after passing the LPC. In relation to your wish to become a "family law" solicitor, you should merely choose modules in your 2nd and 3rd year at University which orientate around family law and then find a LPC and Training Contract provider who are family law orientated. There is no such thing as a "family law solicitor" - only a solicitor who specialises in family law. I wish you all the best in the long and expensive road to becoming a solicitor! Please Note: This information ONLY applies to the United Kingdom, and will have little if any bearing on any other countries law qualification methods. Please Note: There are other ways of becoming a lawyer without a law degree... but that would require alot more detail than given above.

Question: How does Marxism influence Family Law if applied? I'm making a research on how marxism as an ideology in totalitarian states (such as former USSR for instance) influences family law. I would be happy to know your ideas and thoughts about it.

Answer: There is no peaceful co-existence between Communism and bourgeois law, and its social forms like the family. The family plants the seeds of anti-social feelings and actions, because it attaches interest to a particular circle of accidental relationships at the expense of communitarian living. The abolishment of private private was not only material, but legal, social, cultural as well. That's what a revolutionary change means: the complete removal of private barriers and locations. The factory unit was the ideal form of social living, not the isolated, private family. In fact, the early Reds were great advocates of abortion, abolishing marriage, dissolving families into communal units, moving women into full labor equality, having work place units provide child care.

Question: What does a Forensic Psychologist do in a CA Family Law case? I'm asking the CA court for permission to move out of state for financial reasons. I have joint custody: our daughter lives with me and sees dad every other weekend. My ex's attorney has filed a request for a court appointed Forensic Psychologist. What will this mean? What will the forensic psychologist do? And what does it mean to open up a "Discovery" in Family Law? Thanks for any info!

Answer: The psychologist will interview your daughter; most likely, you and your ex, and, possibly, the other members of your households. (Expect an hour appointment in his or her office.) Then s/he will write a report with their recommendation to the court. Discovery is the court term for investigation.

Question: What does it take to go into family law? I want to be a lawyer in family law. I would especially like to hear from lawyers. Anyway, I have a few questions. And I would like to know what to expect. Education wise, what does it take to go into family law? After you graduate? What happens? How much should I expect to make right after law school? What is the highest salary I could make? Thanks for the answers!

Answer: well education -wise it depends on the state you live in, remember that family law is civil, from private law so it is relevant to the legal system you live/study in. you first have to finish law school then you can specialise but it depends on the state you are in, the education of a lawyer varies tremendously from country to country. in europe you'd need a bachelor inlaws to start with, in england plus an llm in family law plus the practice, in belgium llb plus 2 years specialising and 3 years practise for warrant. when you are a recognised lawyer in your country/state and you wish to travel you will have to take a bar exam before being able to practice, family law involves court work. right after law school you might find a firm which will take you up and pay you not a lot, some firms don't even pay before you get a warrant, which varies from 6 months to 3 years which you need. but if you do decent work they will pay you. you can start making money when you are a lawyer with a warrant, which will not happen as soon as you're out of law school. as regards to salary depends on your location, if you become a top divorce lawyer you can make millions...

Question: I am wanting to find an attorney. Is child sexual exploitation considered family law? I am not sure if it is considered family law or not. DCFS has founded sexual exploitation and penetration against my soon to be ex husband. I need to know what kind of an attorney to look for. I am not wanting to press criminal charges. However I am wanting to keep my children from him. I want to know that they are safe.

Answer: Criminal attorneys work for the defense, not prosecution. If you wish to know why charges are not being brought, you need to speak with someone in the district attorney's office. You cannot hire an attorney to bring charges. It's up to the state to do that. EDIT: Your divorce attorney will handle the custody and visitation orders. Just give him or her the info you have from DCFS. (Divorce attorneys are family law.)

Question: Can someone help me find a family law facilitator? I need to find a family law facilitator to help find the forms I need to file for court procedures. I live in Forsyth County, City of Winston-Salem, NC.

Answer: They should have a web site where you should be able to find out how to get the forms you need.

Question: What is the Family Law Code for a Parent that is least willing to consent visitation for the other parent? Santa Clara County California. I know there is a family law code that give the other parent primary custody just because the current primary Custodian is least likely to consent or give the other parent more custody and visitation time. The other parent has fought endlessly to give the other parent any kind of extra visitation....

Answer: What are the circumstances? Are you a single or divorced father? Do you have court orders? If you are a single father, have you applied to the courts for parental rights? Single fathers have no assumed rights. http://single_fathers_n_paternity.dads-h… If you have court orders, are the orders being violated, or are you wanting more time? http://visitation_rights.dads-house.org/ \\\\\\\\\\\\

Question: what does the family law court of WA classify as whitegoods? what does the family law court of western australia classify as whitegoods? we have a court order in place to allow the other party to only take personal effects and whitegoods from the house and nothing else... does anyone know what they class this as?

Answer: This is a well-known term. "White goods" are large domestic appliances. "Brown goods" are small domestic appliances (the iron, the toaster etc). F.M.C.G. (fast moving consumer goods) are groceries and toiletries

Question: Would a double major in Psychology and Sociology help a person who would want to practice Family Law? I want to double major in Psychology and Sociology at Brigham Young University. But I need to know if those degrees would allow me to continue my education at a law school. My goal is to practice Family Law at an adoption agency.

Answer: I would recommend majoring in only psychology and taking some supplemental pre-law courses. Here is a link to some of the law information at Brigham Young: http://ccc.byu.edu/ppa/handouts It is difficult to find a high-paying job with just a bachelor's degree in psychology or sociology. No matter what you will need to get a law degree, master's degree or Ph.D. With good grades in psychology and some pre-law classes you are more likely to get into law school. Psychology is actually a good degree to have if you want to become a law student. In order to practice law you will need to attend law school after receiving your bachelor's degree. Find a program that has an emphasis on family law and focus on meeting the requirements for that particular program. It is best to start early to make sure you don't take unnecessary classes. Take classes at Brigham Young to make yourself the perfect candidate for a family law program. You could even meet with the pre-law advisors and see what they would recommend. Furthermore, sociology is more focused on large group dynamics. This will not be very beneficial if you want to get into family law because family law is more individual-centered. I looked over Brigham Young's psychology requirements and you can definitely take some social psychology classes if you are interested in that area. Double majoring doesn't always look very good. It can be stressful, take longer, and it generally looks better to a law or graduate school if you really apply yourself to one area. So to sum this all up, I would definitely recommend focusing on a mix of pre-law classes and psychology. This will make you a better-rounded candidate.

Question: How do I get a case of family law adjourned in Canada? How do I go about adjourning a family law court matter in Canada? Is there any special request forms that need to be filed?

Answer: A little more information is needed. What is your citizenship and place of residence? What court matter are you trying to resolve? Are you trying to initiate a case or respond to a case that someone else has initiated?

Question: I need to a question answered by an Illinois Family Law Laywer if they will for free-could anyone help me? I have a question relating to family law when it comes to the man being primary and the ex wife being secondary, but he is having it to where his family comes before the mother on paperwork when there is nothing that states in the custody paperwork that they come before her. Could someone who is willing to answer this please please help!! This mother is in dire need emotionally and for the sake of her children in her lives.

Answer: The court papers are all that matters, nothing can change them. I really don't know the circumstances, so it's hard to figure out what you really mean when you speak of other paperwork. If you could explain better, that would help.