Q: If I have emergency custody of my son but I let his dad have him and he has had him for the last 5 years what can I do?
Do to get visitation? His dad won't allow me to see him and he never went to court to change the status of me having emergency custody. I do not want to take my son from where he is, its a lot to explain why I got emergency custody and then gave my son to his dad...He won't tell me where my son lives and he won't let me see him. I don't have the money like I once did to be able to go back to court and he says he has proof that my son has been with him for the last 5 years which is true.
A: I am sure there are logical reasons for your choices, however if you had emergency custody and then gave your son back to the father then you violated the court order as well as ignored the emergent situation that brought about the custody. This is not something you should attempt to handle on your own and you should seek counsel from a family law attorney as soon as possible.
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