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Will the state help us with our foster kids’ medical needs?

My husband and I have two foster boys, ages 4 and 7. They are siblings and came from a terrible environment. Both are on the autism spectrum and have some other emotional and medical needs that may be lifelong. The Las Vegas foster care agency we’ve been working with is pushing us to adopt, but we aren’t sure we could meet all of their expenses if our foster care stipend was cut off. We asked several of the social workers about financial assistance after an adoption goes through but they said we need to talk to a lawyer about negotiating it. Does the foster care agency give financial help to adoptive parents if the children have ongoing medical costs?

Las Vegas, NV
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Why am I charged with child endangerment when my son wasn’t hurt?

I’m an immigrant and not yet in this country legally. I live alone with my 5 year old son and work under the table at a nearby restaurant. I was called into work unexpectedly and had no one to watch my son, so I took him to my neighbor’s house just for a few hours. I know my neighbor deals drugs but he’s always been good to my son and I’ve never seen anything dangerous happen at his house. While I was at work, the house was raided by the cops. The police are now saying I could be charged with Nevada child endangerment, even though I never laid a hand on my son and even though he wasn’t hurt in any way. They say I could face years in jail and deportation if these charges go through. What do I do to fight this? What would happen to my son if I was deported?

Las Vegas, NV
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Can I get back overpayments to the child support office?

I was paying child support to my kids’ mother when she passed away recently. The kids came to live with me immediately. The child support was being taken out of my pay, so several payments were made to the child support office after the kids were living with me. Is there any way for me to recoup this money? Suddenly having my kids move in with me has been expensive and I could really use the extra funds to get them what they need for my house and get them settled.

Houston, TX
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How do you get an uncontested divorce in Houston?

My wife and I are separating and we don’t own much together. We have a jointly titled house and that’s about it. We don’t have kids. Our finances are in bad shape and we are in the process of going through a bankruptcy. That should clear up most of our debt and allow us to just move on with our lives. I’ve been told an uncontested divorce is much cheaper and we don’t have to drag each other through the mud. But I’ve also been told the bankruptcy could hold up the divorce. What are the requirements to get an uncontested divorce in Houston, and what are the possible options for getting rid of our joint house?

Houston, TX
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Can my friend stop her husband from taking their infant out of country?

I have a good friend who is an Iraqi woman married to a Saudi man. He has been abusive to her and she filed a domestic violence order against him. She needs an Arab lawyer to help her understand the process of divorce and how to get away from this man. He is currently in jail on the domestic violence but won’t be there much longer. She is also terrified that when he gets out, he will try to take their 9 month old daughter back to Saudi Arabia. What does she need to do to get an order stopping him before he gets out of jail and tries to take the child. Also, where can she find a good lawyer who can help her with this divorce? They live in Philly and she hasn’t been able to locate someone to help her.

Philadelphia, PA
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How do I get a prenuptial agreement in Arabic?

My fiancé is a U.S. citizen and I am not. He is very wealthy and says he won’t marry me if I don’t sign a prenup agreement saying I get nothing if we divorce. If I move to the U.S. to be with him I will have no job. If he cheats on me and divorces me while I am in the U.S. I will have nothing – no way to support myself. My English is not good and I’ve asked him to have this agreement drafted in Arabic so I can read and understand it. He claims he can’t find an Arabic lawyer to do it. How do I go about finding a lawyer to translate this document for me and tell me whether I should sign it or not? We live in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, PA
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Can I get 50/50 custody and have my child support decreased?

My son is 15 years old and he’s been in his mother’s primary custody since we split up. However, he goes back and forth between my house and his mother’s. He spends overnights with me, eat meals at my house, and I buy him whatever he needs for school and sports. His mother is now taking me back for more child support because she heard I got a promotion at work. The new position does not pay me substantially more money, I just get more vacation and other perks. Can I counter-sue her for 50/50 custody and have my support lessened? This makes sense since my son is with me a lot anyway and I pay out of pocket for many of his things. If I do take her back to court for custody, will my son have any say in where he wants to live because he’s 15?

Sacramento, CA
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How do I stay in the United States after a divorce?

I am from Lebanon and have been here in the United States with my husband, raising our two sons. I don’t work because my husband would not allow it and wanted me to stay home with the boys. My husband is saying that once he gets the divorce he is going to send me back to Lebanon where divorced women have almost no rights. I have lived in the U.S. for over 10 years. I need to know my rights in a divorce and what rights do I have to custody of my sons. My husband works all the time and travels, there is no way he could care for our boys if I was not in the home. Can my husband force me to go back to Lebanon if we divorce, and what do I need to do to keep custody of my boys?

Sacramento, CA
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Can my son get emancipated if divorce his mother?

My wife and I are going through a very bitter divorce and my son has turned against both of us. He is 16 years old and says if we don’t stop the fighting and drop the divorce he is going to emancipate himself from both of us and live on his own. We live in Chicago. Is emancipation legal in Illinois and if so, can my son pursue it during my divorce from his mother? What would he have to show to a court to get an emancipation granted? He doesn’t have a job and my wife and I still pay for everything for him.

Chicago, IL
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How do I divorce and get alimony from my bigamist husband?

My husband and I are both from Algeria and have lived here in the U.S. We both have dual citizenship and he regularly goes back to Algeria to visit family and do business there. I found out that he started a relationship with another woman in Algeria and married her on one of his recent trips. I want to divorce him but he says I cannot because under Algerian law, he can have more than one wife. I do not consent to this marriage of his. What needs to be done to divorce him and because he makes all of the money in our household, can he be required to pay me alimony and support me? I was a teacher in Algeria but gave up that job to come to the United States and raise his children.

Chicago, IL
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