Q: What rights do I have as a father in AL.Was never married but I'm on B.C.Her parents have temp.cust.Where does leave me?
I've always been in my children's lives.Me and the Mother although together didn't live together due to car accident I was involved in caused me to not be able to work for some time and we lost our home so only maybe a week out of a month we managed to all stay at either hers or my parents.Although separated most of the time we shared the kids equally.Through the last couple of years Megan has used Drugs and was put on a dhr safety plan.Her parents have now been given temporary custody only because Megan used it to her advantage because she was given the option of giving her parents temp. custody or be put on another dhr safety plan.Where does that leave me.Im asking because I currently have two of our three children with me for the last couple days and her Dad says he's coming to get them in the morning,only because he is mad at Megan because not complying with his rules.I don't feel like I should have to suffer for her wrong doings.Do I have the right to keep them.
A: You have rights, but you have to assert them in Court. You were a necessary party in the custody proceeding you mentioned because you are the presumptive father. Did you go to Court? Why not if you didn't?? What evidence was adduced in that proceeding that kept you from having custody?
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