You must certainly can. All it takes is having the right paperwork in place naming the co-guardians.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. The visitation order sets the bare-minimum that a non-custodial parent may see his or her children when not under the normal custody of the other parent, unless other (and very particular) circumstances are met which would justify changing custody... View More

You need to ask a Mississippi Attorney. There are no chancery courts in Alabama

You need to get with an attorney, as you will have to go through the process of terminating her parental rights before you can go through the adoption process.

They will need to either establish guardianship or a modification of custody, giving the son to the father. Even though school begins next week, it can be done through the court system in that time frame.

Well... as to the custody part, it is incredibly hard to modify custody, as it depends on whether there has been a material change in circumstances that negatively impacts the child, and whether the judge would believe that it would be in the child's best interest to modify custody. As to the... View More

It really depends on what your endgame is. If you want custody over your grandson, then you will need to petition the chancery court, and show that it is in your grandson's best interest that you be granted custody. I'm assuming, though, that this is a youth court matter, which has quite... View More

Since the child is yours and born of the marriage, the child's name legally must be your name.

The six weeks is normally for health reasons; however, your son's best bet is going to be to get an order for temporary visitation until a divorce is finalized (assuming that they're going that route), or to sue for custody.

Not unless there is a modification of custody.

Your best bet is going to be to sue for custody over the minor children. Assuming that you do so, the judge is going to determine what is in the best interest of the children, and look to various factors when considering who should ultimately have custody over the minor children. Feel free to reach... View More

At this juncture, not a whole lot. In order for there to be a modification of custody, there has to be a material change of circumstances that negatively impacts the child, and even then, the judge has to review several factors to make such a determination. In your situation, you shouldn't... View More

He has rights if he establishes that the child is his. Mississippi law presumes that a child born during a marriage, even if conceived before the marriage, is considered a product of that marriage. His best bet is going to be to get with an attorney to initiate a paternity action.

Glad to see another Cleveland person in this! First and foremost, I'd be curious to know whether there has ever been a court order acknowledging you as the father. Unless you've held yourself out to be the father, or a judge has determined that you are the father, then you do not... View More

It sounds like you need to get with an attorney ASAP, as it does sound fairly complicated.

You may need to try getting in touch with a legal aid organization, such as Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project or North Mississippi Rural Legal Services. You may also be able to reach out to some local attorneys to discuss the possibility of alternative fee arrangements, such as payment plans,... View More

Not necessarily. From the sound of it, you need to talk with an attorney immediately. Until such time as a judge intervenes and determines custody, visitation, etc., both of you have equal say in where the children go to school, where they live, etc.

As a mother, you have equal rights to the children until such time as you are divorced. Neither you nor he can withhold the children from the other, unless there is an imminent threat to the children, and you have a judge sign off on a temporary custody arrangement until you are divorced.

In Mississippi, you can receive either an irreconcilable difference divorce (where both agree) or one based on cause (desertion, etc.). Assuming that you live in Mississippi, you would be eligible for a divorce in the county in which you live.

Typically, to change a last name, a person would need to file a petition with the chancery court in which they live, requesting a name change and amendment to their birth certificate. As this is her last name, she would not only have to notice her father, but also the Mississippi Department of... View More