Published articles, messages, chats about family lawhttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616Start a Request Marriage or Divorce Documents in your area by clicking on your state. After you have made your selection, fill out some basic information for your Request Marriage or Divorce Documents.http://family-law.lawyers.com/Request-Marriage-or-Divorce-Documents-by-State.html?method=rssMost states have enacted safe-haven laws that enable a parent or guardian to safely relinquish custody of infants at hospitals, police, fire and EMS stations. The laws, designed to ensure the safety of newborns, reduce or eliminate the chance that a parent will be prosecuted for child abandonment.http://family-law.lawyers.com/Safe-Haven-Laws-Help-Protect-Newborns.html?method=rssIn order to be married you must obtain a marriage license. Don't assume you know the requirements and timetables you have to follow to get this done. Every state has different requirements. Do your homework to ensure that you can actually be married on the day you've chosen.http://family-law.lawyers.com/Marriage-Licenses.html?method=rssProperty which you own before marriage is your separate or non-marital property after you get married. For it to remain separate property, you should keep it titled in your name and not spend marital money on it. If you want it to be marital property, have it re-titled and spend marital money on it.http://family-law.lawyers.com/Creating-Marital-Property.html?method=rssMy dad died in San Diego, CA in May of 2008. I can't find out if he left a will or not. What should I do?Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://family-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Did-My-Dad-lLeave-A-Will-7443.html?method=rssHow do I find out if my dad left me any money? I don't want to ask my step-mother.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://family-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Did-Dad-Leave-Me-Money-7434.html?method=rssMy son is four and half currently his father and I have joint custody. However, his father is in prison for 13 months. Can I request the court to grant me full custody while he is in prison?Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://family-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Getting-Sole-Custody-While-Dads-in-Prison-7423.html?method=rssMy ex-husband wants to give up his rights to our daughter which is okay with me because my new husband would love to adopt her. My ex hasn't been in her life now for over 6 years. She has spent time with his parents and only knows what she's heard about him. How do i go about doing this? Preferably without a lawyer and high cost.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://family-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/How-Do-I-Adopt-Without-Using-a-Lawyer-7414.html?method=rssI need to have my divorce decree amended so that I will be able to move out of state. Do I just need to have an attorney draw up the changes and then me and my x-husband take the document to the Attorney General's office? How does this work? This is in the state of Texas. Thanks.Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://family-law.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/How-Can-I-Move-With-The-Children-7403.html?method=rss