Q: My father was granted Temporary Custody of me. Can my mother get it back?
Hello I have a question. I'm 17 and I was detained in 2013. One of the things I had to do to get out of Juvinille Detention was to leave a certain city, my mother lived in that city and I lived with her. She had custody at the time. The court granted my dad temporary custody . And I went to live with "him" at the next city over. (I was actually with my grandmother he lived in a hotel) and my case was closed and record was cleaned. No one ever went back to court to fix the custody issue. Is there any way my mother can get custody over me back? My mother did NOT loose custody. It was just granted to my father to I can be able to live with a parent that didn't live in the city I wasn't suppose to be in.
A:
You have provided quite a bit of information. However, I think you will likely hear from most, if not all, attorneys you ask or who respond that your mother has to be the one who seeks the information. In general, if there are no grounds to keep custody from your mother she should be able to get custody back. However, the issue will be moot as soon as you turn 18 anyway. Custody orders cease when the child turns 18 absent extenuating circumstances.
If this is something you would like your mother to pursue you should have her call a lawyer
Rivka Israel, Esq.
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