Q: If I have custody of my niece, how would I be informed if her father filed a motion to gain custody back?
I got full custody of my niece in August of 2019 with supervised visitation for her father, he never showed in court, advoided DHR not once but twice, the caseworker told me he cussed her out and everything. Well I was recently informed that he went and file for a motion to get custody back. I'm wondering what will happen if he really did that knowing he advoided DHR and never showed for court, how will I be informed of this information?
A: If he filed you will be served with a copy of the Petition. You will have 30 days to answer it. If you don’t he can default you and get what he wants, so answer it. Good luck!
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