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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois (but likely happening in all 50 states) As many schools have done since Sandy Hook, our schools just added a new security system. Each and every time a parent comes to the school and needs/wants to enter, they must surrender their state...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia If the prosecutor has declined to pursue a case, is there any other way to get the evidence in front of a grand jury?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL/OK If a non-custodial parent is on SSDI and the child gets the auxiliary benefit, does it decrease the parent's check amount?

I do understand the dilemma of having a child so dangerous that they cannot live in the family home without risking the lives of the other family members. I also understand that you don't want to 'give them to the state' because you know that they will become just one child among many on a...

NORTH CAROLINA An unmarried couple has a baby. Dad signs the AOP. Parents bring baby home from the hospital and live together for a year. No court orders. In NC one of the states where mom has sole custody in this type of situation? All my google searches turn up child support info and...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? North Carolina GS_50-13.2 "An order for custody of a minor child may provide visitation rights for any grandparent of the child as the court, in its discretion, deems appropriate." How does this balance with Troxel? It seems that under this...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois BackgroundOur adult daughter is severly mentally ill. We adopted her from foster care when she was in primary school. She spent her teen years in a series of Residential Treatment Centers for children with severe mental illness and...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? multiple A group of 20 amatuer clubs were in League A. Six of those clubs decide to leave league A and start league B. None of the other 14 clubs are invited to join the new league. Some of the 14 are claiming that the 6 are violating...

Has anyone heard from Dawn???

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL, MI Is there an age when it becomes illegal for a child to use the opposite sex bathroom? My 10-year old has Autism but is verbal and looks older than he is. He recently developed a fear of men's rooms and will only use a public washroom with...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OH, Montgomery County I'm trying to help a friend find a CHINS (Child in Need of Services) form. I can find the law that says Ohio has a CHINS petition but we cannot find a form. I've googled and looked at Montgomery County's online Juvenile...

For those of us that are newer to the board, who is Kelly????

I've been reading these boards for a little while now and have noticed that you are, um, slightly opposed to alimony. I am curious. If you were to redesign alimony laws in this country, what would they look like? (You don't have to sell me on the need for reform, I already agree we need reform.)

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois My daughter has been in an RTC (Residential Treatment Center) for the last 3 years. She is being treated for Schitzophrenia. She is not 18. Due to funding issues (lost insurance), she needs to leave the RTC but her therapist does not...