Mother of 2,I reside in ohio my kids in las vegas with my ex whom i never married. I decided to keep the kids toghther for finacial reasons until i was on my feet again to do custody. My son is not my exes he has legal guardianship,my daughter is ours. There has not been any custody as of yet. "We just agreed". It has changed,he controls everything and i have been to visit,he does not let our kids see their mother and i call all the time i barley get to talk to them just when the dad feels like it. My only fault here was being broke,not working as a house mom when being with him,trying to get out of a rut now. I have been told i need a lawyer in lasvegas,does anyone know how i find a lawyer that accepts payment plans? Or how i can find someone that practices nv law in ohio? Or is there anything i can do myself to save money?At this point it is hurting the kids and my ex thinks he is and will always be calling the shots. I did this only with good intentions in mind ,i thought he was too

My nieces and nephew had experienced separations of their parents at an early age, at the time, the youngest at one month, the middle at four, and the eldest at six years old. Their parent’s separations happened two years ago, but since then from today, my mom and I are thinking their actions are signs and symptoms of the divorce. Such as peeing in the bed, constant and frequent nightmares, crying in the middle of the night, delayed EVERYTHING(everything such as walking, talking, potty-training) for the youngest one.

Although this may be regular for children growing up, since each and every child is different. But, we do have our concerns. Do you think we should put the kids in therapy? and if so, is there any you recommend in southern California?
– I am trying to help raise these kids, if that answers your kids. So, I think it is my business. They do live with me, as well with their mother… but their mother is in a "I honestly don’t care of my children" person. and being as I’m only 16, it’s hard trying to raise these kids with my parents who work literally most of their day away.

Hello,

I need help before I see a lawyer. I bought a property under my mom’s name about 3 years ago. My mom is getting divorce in a few months and I wouldn’t like my property to harm her when they separate their properties( they have 3 more properties). Can I do a quitclaim deed to my name before she initiates the divorce?. Please help me !

Thanks B

I am currently at a boarding school in Southern California, and I have recently realized that I absolutely HATE it here.

I do realize that the place im in is very heavenly, the weather is nice and I have the best teachers in the world. But I don’t think that I can get through high school without the developmental advice of a parent. My parents are divorced, my mom living in San Jose and my father living in Korea. I really want to live with my Dad in Korea and attend an international school, but he refused to take me in!

Furthermore, he decided that he wouldn’t allow me to leave school at all.

What should I tell my dad to make him listen for ONCE?

so i’m 14 and a freshman in high school. for about like 3 years i’ve wanted to move to southern california. i live in northern california right now in a nice city but i’m getting sick of it and i hate the weather here because it’s always foggy.

but the thing is i’ve never even been to southern california. i think it’s because like everyone i know wants to go to southern california in college and because of shows like laguna beach and the hills.

the reason i want to is because i want to start all over and i don’t really care if i’d leave my friends..so i’d like to move ANYWHERE but southern california sounds so nice. i just want to live somewhere warm. and i like california.

and i know, it’s not my decision but my parents’. but my parents might get divorced and my mom said she wants to move out with me. and i was like, "can we go somewhere far?" and i was like what about southern california. and she asked me why and i said because the weather is nicer.

i just want to start all over SOO bad and i’m so sick of this city. do you think this is a really stupid idea? what do you think of this? i want to go to college somewhere in southern california anyway.

As a southern California resident
it has came down to two colleges for me..
UC Irvine or UC Davis

Davis:
has an architecture program
new environment+independence
Financial Aid officers been REALLY nice and helpful
UC Davis has been telling me to apply ever since last summer…they make me feel "wanted" lol…

Disadvantages-
far from home
I’m not familiar with the area at all (only been to nor cal once)

UCI:
NICE area
close to home

disadvantages
no architecture program
A lot of people I know going there..sort of like high school all over again…

with very similiar FA packages, I am leaning toward Davis.
However, my mom recently got a divorce, and I am, as an only child, my mom’s only relative here in the US. I really don’t want to leave her in so cal all by herself… She gets emotional at the idea that I might be 6 hours away, which makes me very sad

I know Davis would probably be a better college for me, but I am not sure if I am ready to leave home..
At the moment
I am an engineering major for both schools, but I am thinking about doing architecture, which is something that I feel would fit me a lot more

my mom has a solid job here in socal, so it is not possible for her to move to nor cal with me.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

My mom is a real estate agent and as a matter of fact voted in the top 5 for the best realtors in San Diego county. This bad market is terrible, and my mom is going through a divorce with her 2nd husband leaving us in the pit. Having three children with no child support isnt that much of a help either and a 3.5k mortgage a month. There is no way we could sell our home and my mom needs money. We figured out in order to survive she would need a 20 dollar an hour job which does seem really pricey but we need to make the bills.

PLEASE dont reply with those get-rich-quick-survey-schemes. I really need help. With my moms skills is there any high paying jobs out there in Southern California??

I’m new at this, so don’t be too harsh, ok? but please read, i need all the constructive criticism i can get!!!

Chapter 1
GOODBYE’S
It was a Saturday afternoon when my mother drove me to the airport. It was around 68 degrees outside, but in my opinion it couldn’t get any colder. I love the weather in Southern California, but I have to leave. I am moving in with my aunt in New York City for a couple years. I don’t want to leave my mother, but my aunt needs me to stay with her and help with her business. My mom didn’t want me to go, and I didn’t want to go either.
“Lyra,” my mother pleaded “you don’t have to go” , you can stay here and we can make an excuse why to you cant go.”
“Mom I have to go and help her, and I think I might actually want to go.” I lied. I wasn’t really a very good liar, but these past couple of weeks, I’ve been getting better at it. I’m actually surprised that my mother would fall for the lie in the first place, I have been telling her I want to go for around 2 weeks now, so I suppose it‘s getting easier to believe each time I say it. I don’t like lying to my mother, but in this case it’s necessary.
She has been wanting to visit New Jersey for a couple of months because her boyfriend lives there. So this is that perfect opportunity. Her and my dad got a divorce when I was 6 years old. I don’t see my dad much, and I miss him. But I usually spend the summer with him in Florida, every year. However last year he got remarried to a woman who hates me. I don’t know why, but it’s fine cause I’m not very fond of her either. I don’t want to have to go and stay with her for like 3 months, so I’m using my aunt as an excuse not to go.
“Look mom, I will call you as soon as I land, so you know I’m alright.” I said. “I’ll miss you, I love you mom.”
I looked into her childish eyes, and I began to see how much this separation would hurt her. I could see the tears forming in her eyes, and began to feel them start to sting mine, as well. I fought back the urge to hug her and tell her I wanted to stay. I started to walk away from her, and then I made the mistake of turning back to catch one more glimpse of her, to carry with me through this long alienation.
“Oh, mom I’m so sorry.” I choked. “I love you, and I’ll be back before you really notice I’m gone.”
“I love you Lyra.” she sobbed into my hair as she pulled me in for a goodbye hug. I gently pulled away after a moment, and kissed her on the cheek.
“Bye, mom” I choked before turning and boarding my plane.
After I landed in the airport I began to feel the panic set in as I looked around, but did not see, my aunt. I looked in the waiting area. And the bathrooms, but she was nowhere to be found. I started to form a plan inside my head of what to do if I couldn’t find her, should I try to find where she lives? Or should I just go home? When two words broke my reverie.
“Hello, Lyra.” said a soft, reassuring voice. I spun around to see a beautiful, dark haired boy standing behind me. He looked like he was around my age, maybe 15 or 16 years old.
“Umm.” I was at a total loss for words. “W-who are you?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. My name is Dean Cain.” he apologized in a polite tone. “You’re aunt sent me here to pick you up.”
“Oh.” For a moment all I could do was stare at him like an idiot. After a few seconds a wide, lopsided grin spread across his face. It took my breath away. He put a hand on my shoulder and started to guide me through the crowded airport. I didn’t know why, but as soon as his hand touched me my heart skipped a beat, and then went into overdrive.
“I’m sorry, but how did you know I was Lyra?” I regretted saying the words as soon as they were out, but it was already too late to take them back.
“You’re aunt Sharon showed me a picture of you. And then told me to pick you up here.”
“How do you know my aunt Sharon?” Again I regretted saying it as soon as it was out. He laughed a soft laugh and then looked down at me.
“I work for her, in her store.” He answered. “Not the best job, but it still helps out.”
“Oh. Okay.” I couldn’t look away from his face. He looked like someone somebody would picture an angel to look like. I was completely overreacting, I mean I didn’t even know him. But I just stared at his face until he looked down at me, and I looked away. Embarrassed, I watched my feet the rest of the way to his car. I didn’t know much about cars, but I did know this car was definitely old. It was an odd faded red color with rust on the sides. It looked like it was in need for a serious paintjob.
He took his hand off my shoulder, and walked me around to the passenger side of the car. He opened my door for me and then shut it after I got in. No boy had ever opened a door for me before, accept for that occasional time my dad would try to be a gentleman.
He got in on the driver’s side, and turned on the car. It was very loud and kind of sounded like it w

My mom is a US citizen. She left her husband in Germany and would like to get a divorce. Is there anyone in the US that can help her with this? She doesnt want to fly back to Germany to deal with it. We live in Atlanta, GA and dont really know where to look. Please help!

I’m still in high school and trying to understand all this. step dad is trying to keep my mom from getting money from our old house which she bought and made morgage payments on that we moved out of. He refuses to move or sell it yet is still there after a year and a half while also trying to get spousal support (hes a lazy sleazebag out of work). The lawyers are stalling after realizing there is not much money involved and constantly cancelling deposition dates, and billing rediculous things. How can we get them to move things along? Can we force them to do anything? Please help I want to go to an Ivy for college and see family in Europe which is very expensive.