Boone, NC asked in Child Custody for Massachusetts

Q: Father have custody

He is leaving my daughter at grandmother house , she is living and staying there. She goes to his house on the weekend every two weeks. If he have custody , is it legal for my daughter to be living at the grandmother house and not his ? She says he can’t drive her to school in the morning so she stays at grandmother. Can I file for immediate custody first and then file for complaint of modification?

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Lillian J. LaRosa
Lillian J. LaRosa
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Woburn, MA
  • Licensed in Massachusetts

A: If you have an existing Judgment giving father custody you would be filing a Modification and Motion for Modification of the Judgment .

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