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Guardianship of the person is one of the two types of probate guardianships. This type of guardianship grants the same kind of responsibilities of a parent to a guardian who will be in charge of caring for a child, giving full legal and physical custody of the child to this guardian. This type of guardianship may be [...]

When a couple ends their marriage or registered domestic partnership, there are often children involved. Child support is a court-set amount of money that must be paid to one parent to help support the child/children. This amount is paid every month and the amount is determined by a judge using a child support guideline that [...]

Spousal/partner support is usually ordered by a judge to be given to one of the spouses/partners by the other in order to help them support themselves. There must be a court case to legally and officially start any kind of spousal or partner support. This order can be requested by one of the spouses/partners during [...]

Being served with a petition and summons for a divorce or legal separation means that your spouse has requested the courts to end your marriage or registered domestic partnership. When making a request for a divorce or separation, either spouse or domestic partner can file the petition without the other person’s consent.  The State of [...]