Q: A friend needs legal advice how to go about not letting father of 3 weeks old take child when he wants.
A friend of a co worker has a 3 week old baby. She recently left an abusive relationship with father. She let the baby's dad take him for the dad and was to be back at a certain time. He is now refusing to bring the child back. What does she need to do legally to get her child back and have full custody of him. He is on the birth certificate so she is not sure what she legally needs to do to not let him just take the child whenever he wants.
A: This is a family law question, not criminal defense. I will transfer your question.
A: She should file a Petition for Custody and Child Support. If she is not married to the father, this would be done in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in the county in which the baby resides.
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