Q: when i take my childrens dad to court for childsupport can he ask for joint custody although he never did anything
I have a 3 yr old and a 9 month old their father has a good paying job and refuses to help me now im ready to put him on child support and he says he going to get a lawyer to ask for joint custody how can he if he never did or do anything for them
A: He can always ask for joint custody after he legitimates the children. It does not mean he will receive it. Oftentimes, this threat is made for the sole purpose of scaring gullible mothers into not seeking child support. Get child support. The children deserve it. Moreover, even if you don't seek child support, he can always seek custody or visitation, after all he is the father. Unless he is a dangerous criminal or some other loathsome person, he can always obtain some sort of visitation, at the minimum. \Nevertheless, at their young age and his prior non-involvement, it is highly unlikely he will obtain primary physical custody of the children.
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