Hadley, PA asked in Child Custody and Family Law for Pennsylvania

Q: Doi have to send my child to his fathers if sex offender lives there now

His uncle just got released from,jail for child,molestation.

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Cary B. Hall
Cary B. Hall
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Norristown, PA
  • Licensed in Pennsylvania

A: If you have a court order that grants your son's father a specified custody time, then *not* sending your son according to the custody schedule would be a violation of that court order. But, unless your son's father files a petition for contempt against you, no one would be the wiser. I suggest that if there's a way you can talk to your son's father about the situation, try that first.

If, however, your son's father still insists on having both your son and the sex-offender relative under the same roof at the same time, then you could certainly file an emergency petition to modify custody with the court to address that specific situation.

Best of luck to you.

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