Sterling Heights, MI asked in Child Custody and Child Support for Michigan

Q: Can a mother give up custody to father without going through long process?

My 3 year old daughter that stays with me by ourselves. Her mother is currently homeless and has been house hoping with ppl since ‘16,I was told to file a motion but that seems too long of process and too much for something that I feel is a no brainer. The mother said she understands that I need to have custody when I found out she homeless again. I just want to know if I could have her tell the foc that our daughter is in my care and has been in my care. I need the fastest process because I pay $160 a week for child support when I have my kid,she’s already did something like this last year when I had to keep my daughter for a few moths because she got kicked out of her sister home but only gave me 2 out of 6 payments of the support while I had our daughter.So I was just wondering if having her tell the foc that she’s giving up custody to me would that be the fastest process? I don’t want her to come out of nowhere saying she has a place to stay to get our daughter back like a cycle

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Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
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  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Licensed in Michigan

A: First things, first...the Friend of the Court does not change custody or make orders; that is what judges do. If the mother is cooperative, it doesn't need to be a long process, but it is a process all the same.

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