Q: If a relative has petitioned for sole custody from the parents, but they had already did a provisional custody, void?
We had been trying to pick up the child for almost 3 weeks but the relative refused to give the child back. She would leave the residence and not let the parents know where she was. On January 18, 2021, the parents signed off very provisional custody by mandate over to me, and the relative petitioned for sole custody on January 25, 2021 against the parents. Does it void the petition or does it void the provisional custody by mandate?
A: Your attorney can Intervene on your behalf into the relative's petition for sole custody and an exception of res judicata. If you don't have a custody lawyer, you need one.
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