Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

I have a 17yr unrelated child living in my home. Her father signed temporary guardianship papers that I printed off the internet but we didn't get them notarized. They state that she can live with us within the United States and that I can make all education/medical/personal decisions for her. But some issues have come up and there's questions whether or not he has legal rights to sign them. He states he isn't her biological father and "adopted" her (the age at which he did that changes each time we talk about it) and has sole custody but then later states that he isn't the only one who has to sign the papers indicating he doesn't have sole custody. How do I look up who is legally responsible for her?


Asked on 6/16/10, 4:35 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

This is the problem with do-it-yourself, Internet forms. There is a ton of missing information here and I really think you need to sit down with an attorney to figure this all out. This may be out of my area of practice, but you can call me at 732/773/2768 to fill in the gaps here and if I can't help you, I know an attorney in your area that probably could.

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Answered on 6/16/10, 9:41 am


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