Q: My husband's son and his wife are separated. Can their 16 year old daughter decide to live with her father?
The granddaughter's mother has allowed a male friend move into the home, and both of them are using drugs. The 16 year old is being verbally abused, at times the house has utilities disconnected and she would like to leave and live with her father. There is not a custody order in place. Can her father remove the child from that environment?
A: If there is no custody judgment, then yiur son can hire a custody lawyer, remove your grandchild and the lawyer will file an ex parte custody petition.
A: He also can file for divorce and should because she an get him into debt.
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