Yes, the mental health and well-being of the child should be taken into account. Make sure your attorney has all the information available to you.

You go into the same court as gave her custody and ask the court to modify or terminate the previous order giving custody to your mother.

Unless there is something missing, of course you can.

If she gave up parental rights, she can even adopt you.

You can schedule a court date on your own, but paperwork must be prepared and properly served on the opposing party. You should hire an attorney. Your child's future is worth doing it right and getting the job done correctly, isn't it?

If he hasn't been consistent, hard to see how judge would allow a full 3 months.

These kinds of cases are hard to predict.

Make sure both of u bring your financial affidavit, income taxes and last Check stub.

You best bet is to file a paternity action to get an order declaring you to be the boy's father. Once you have that you're on much more solid footing when you go to claim your son. In this situation it's cheaper and easier to get things straightened up at the outset rather than... View More

Your son needs to immediately file a petition with the court to establish his paternity. He also needs to obtain a restraining order prohibiting the mother from leaving the state so that the matter is litigated in Illinois.

Yes, your former husband can get a withholding order for child support and serve it on your employer. You should appear in court on each and every court if you do not have an attorney. You should inform the court of your situation with your children as it can effect the child support amount. You... View More

Tell ur lawyer, gal and the judge.

A mediator doesn't decide who gets how much parenting time (formerly known as custody and visitation), a judge does. If you value your child, find a good lawyer. What you call the "stress/pain/ugliness that can come with getting lawyers involved" is NOTHING like the... View More

Here is a sample parenting plan.

http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Forms/approved/divorce/Divorce_with_Children_Parenting_Plan.pdf

It makes sense to come to an agreement on this.

Depending on how long the children have lived where they live and their ages, the court may decide... View More

I have to assume your question is whether you should hire a lawyer to do this. The answer is yes.

You need to file a Petition to Terminate Child Support. This should have been included in your Petition to Modify Custody.

Yes.

You need permission from the court to move your child out-of-state. There are a number of legal hoops to jump through and numerous things the judge needs to consider. Contact an attorney to get this done -- it is not something most people will succeed in doing on their own.

You absolutely should present to the court any and all incidents of abuse even if they have been previously unreported and undocumented. The court will then weigh the presented evidence and rule accordingly.

Assuming you both live in Illinois, your rights and his rights are exactly the same until a court determines what to do. Let your lawyer know what is going on ASAP.

You need to go to court to get a revised parenting plan and ask that child support stop.

You might even be entitled to collect child support from her.

The best advice I can give you is to hire a lawyer to get as much of this done as you can. If you can't afford a lawyer, check out local legal aid programs.