Q: My 15 year old daughter lives with her father and his wife has pshyically and verbally abused her over the years
My son is 18 and he lives with me now because of the same issues as my daughter how can i get rights to see her and pick her up or her stay with me where she is happy and safe she is so depressed
A: If you and the father have a court order in place already, you will have to file for a modification from the court. If you and the father do not have a court order in place you will need to file to get one. You are also going to likely need a child custody evaluation, a request for Judge to interview the child, and possibly a guardian ad litem.
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