Q: 15 yrm boy was threatened after court.man told him he would cut his throat if he told anything on him.he wants mom
Mom let son go stay with dadwhen released from prison awhile.dad promised that if was sent back to prison that the son could go back to his mother,dad didnt keep promise..now battleing in court dads mom to get son back..out of money,, pay child support mom gets no visitation..why not and can this happen?
A: More information is needed to give a more definitive answer. Parents have a primary right to custody of their children. A judge has authority to award custody to a third person such as a grandparent but the judge must first find that neither parent is fit to have custody. The judge must have found the mother to have been unfit to have custody. The order may provide an explanation as to why the judge gave custody to the grandparent. If the order was issued less than 30 days ago, the mother has a right to appeal the order and may want to do so.
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