Her current husband beat her up and she got a restraining order on him. Shes living in his family home and I'm concerned for the safety of my child from both situations. Can I get temporary full custody until she gets her situation straightened out?
Yes. Hire a custody lawyer.
I have a job and car
No you are a minor. You need to wait until you are 18.
Until your attorney clears up the warrant and files contempt, yes.
Back when my kids was 2 now 7 I file for a motion of sole custody from my kids father. And it was granted for 4 years. Our past history he shoot my mom house while I was pregnant and after having the kids he pulled out a gun on me which made me put a restraining order on him to keep him away from... Read more »
Print any texts or emails. Get copies of all police reports and convictions. Get spreadsheet from Support Enforcement showing how much child support he owes, then hire a custody lawyer if you get served.
Father has not tried to contact our daughter since July of 2017.
That won't do it. You can get him terminated if your husband wants to adopt, he hasn't paid child support in 6 mos, and hasn't seen his child in 6 months.
Your attorney needs to file. Motion to terminate you as payor, set you as recipient & do set off for arrears you owe.
My sons father is on the birth certificate and was ordered to pay child support years ago but we don’t have a custody agreement. My son has just always lived with me and visits every other weekend or one weekend a month. What are the proper steps I need to take to be able to legally move out of... Read more »
Hire a custody lawyer to send the statutory notice and represent you in requesting a hearing
For nearly two years, can the mother of the child file for full legal and physical custody since all this happened in front of child?
Yes she needs to hire a custody lawyer.
Not sure what your question is.
Yes, hire a divorce attorney. Don't confront either of them. Put together as much evidence as possible.
I have been a part of my sons life from the beginning, I was there when he was born but didn't sign the certificate because I wasn't sure. Had DNA test done on my own and he's mine. I pay support when I'm working, I do industrial electrical so I get lay offs and down time between projects. I... Read more »
You can hire a custody lawyer to file for filiation and joint custody. Then if she refuses you time with your child, you can hold her in contempt. This will also get you added to the birth certificate.
Not biological father but am on birth certificate. State garnishing paycheck for child support payments.
Hire a juvenile court attorney.
Hire a custody lawyer.
No court paperwork or anything like that just a verbal agreement between the two parents
A mother's custodial rights are not superior to a father's custodial rights. Your rights are equal.
In the divorce I was given sole custody with him having visitation every other weekend it has now been over a year since he has seen her. He wants to see her this weekend for two days then go back to Texas where he moved. Can I deny visitation?
Do NOT deny visitation, or you can be held in contempt.
Mother- Has steady work and income history. No criminal record. Has always had custody of the children prior to this matter. Her job relocated her from Louisiana to Arizona so she filed to put the father on child support.
To delay the child support case, he decided to fight for custody and... Read more »
Is this case in KS or LA? If it's KS, you need to ask a KS lawyer. If this is LA, it sounds like you already had a hearing. Is thee a decision that needs to be appealed? Get a consultation with a custody lawyer, if you don't already have one.
Ex wife has custody. I have supervised visits. No other family or friends available to assist me with visits. Leaves my ex-wife to supervise or be present, and she is not willing. Therefore I have not been able to visit with my children as per judges ruling. Sept 1 she allowed me to visit her home... Read more »
You are probably eligible to hire license mental health professional or law enforcement to supervise your visitation. Ask your custody attorney.
There is no court-ordered custody agreement but the father does pay child support and the child is with the mother more than 50 percent of the time. Does the father still have the same custodial rights as the mother?
Yes, until someone goes to court and gets a custody judgment.
I've just learned of this revised statute. He had supervised visits for 2 years as he was in and out of jail first tears of his daughter's life. A positive drug test by Mother who very obviously did great job raising an exceptional child and blatant lies with NO proof, brought on by disgruntled,... Read more »
If you believe your granddaughter is not in a stable environment, you need to discuss the issue with a custody lawyer as soon as possible.
Filed a restraining order. The original order has already restrained her until trial.
She is denying me custody. We have a 7/7 joint custody. Nearly everything she listed is on the interrogations from the original trial and my facts stuck and hers were tossed and she lost. Now we have... Read more »
You need to discuss these issues with your custody lawyer. Also, this panel is for Louisiana, not MS.
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