Q: I live in GA. I want to give my husband full custody of our son. What does this entail?
I have a 5 month old little boy and my husband and I want a divorce. I work very long hours and I am mentally drained all the time and am dealing with some mental health issues which I feel need to be handled. My husband wants to fight me to the ends of the Earth for our son. I am willing to give him full custody though because I understand and I know our baby will be happy, safe, and loved. Would this be abandonment? I do have a much older child from a previous relationship. Would this cause me to lose them? What are the repercussions of this?
A: You can file for divorce. And in that divorce you can fill out a parenting plan with the custody & visitation you would like the court to award the parties in said action. Or you can sit down with your spouse prior to filing, and see if you both can come up with a parenting plan you both agree upon. But you can give up primary physical custody of your son to your spouse, and it's very likely the Court will want child support addressed in the proceeding as well. Keep in mind, once you relinquish custody, it's difficult to get it back.
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