Articles on Child Custody
Now that I Have Custody of my Child, How do I Terminate my Child Support Order?
In NY, with a NYC child support order, how do I get the child support terminated when my daughter lives with me now, the non-custodial parent?
The biological father of my now 4 year old son left me when I was 7 months pregnant, he was seperated from his wife or so he claimed at the time, they have 2 young children. He is not on the birth certificate and only temporarily paid support from when my son was 3 months to 1 year old. I met my husband and moved to the USA with my ex telling me I was doing him a favor and all support stopped as he claimed he did not want to give money to me and my husband to spend! We have a daughter and loving sister for my son and I just want to make sure that my ex cannot do anything to ruin my family, can he claim custody?
A few years ago the court decided to just switch the papers to say my mother had and always had full custody. Now my father has been paying for child support to my mother even though I lived with him most of the time. Now I’m in college, and he apparently must continue to pay until I graduate college and live on my own… even if I go to graduate school. Is this legal, and do I have any factor in stopping this irrational child support?
Recently major changes have happened wherein my daughter’s acting detached, having deteriorating school report, and disinterested in extra curricular school activities. At her age, it seems very ideal for her not to switch homes every few days. What do you suggest I submit to court as far as a modification in custody? Also, what are the chances of me modifying custody agreement?
In the state of Florida, do minors have the right to decide to change custody and live with a non-custodial parent?
I am out on my own, I presently donrt work, but my fiance does, we have a home, and been together for a year now, my mother and I are in an argument and she now wants nothing to do with me, and saying I cant see or visit my son, and she is going to get grandparents rights to my other two who are 11 and 8 years old, I live in GEORGIA, and was wanting to get some advice on what should I do, is there anything I can do without having a lawyer?
We live in Idaho and have been raising our two granddaughters, age 7 and 5, since Halloween 2006. The father and mother of the 7 year old are divorced and the mother, our daughter, had been granted the tax deduction for the 7 year old from the year 2000 on. Our question is if according to IRS laws we are entitled to the exemption on our taxes?
My sister died in February 2007. She was married to the father of her two youngest children when she died. She has one older child with a different man. After her death both fathers signed a custody agreement for the three minor children to be raised by the maternal grandparents. Now both fathers are asking for custody of their respective children. We are afraid that the courts will allow the respective fathers custody and the children, who have expressed a desire to live with their father, will move and then later regret their decision. Do we have any hope of retaining guardianship of these children?
In December 2006 I allowed my son’s mother to relocate to Utah through a court order. Now in less than three months my son has been moved from Arizona (original state since birth), Utah for 1 month and now the State of Washington with no prior notice from mother. Since moving out of Arizona, mother has denied phone contact and visitation between my son and me. Will the judge order her to return or let her stay in Washington even though she did not notify me?
We have one child together who will be 4 this December. We were never married, and he left to move across the country when our son was 4 days old and has had minimal contact with him since then. The court has ordered joint custody while giving me sole physical custody. I have now been contacted by his current girlfriend who is 8 months pregnant with twins fathered by him. She has just filed a domestic abuse charge against him because he came over and rough housed her and left bruises. If he is arrested, and when the charges proceed, what can I do about petitioning the court for Sole custody? Would the court even consider my petition if the abuse is happening elsewhere?
I have full custody, both residential a legal custody of my (2)year old boy. The father has not seen his son either have asked to visit for about a year and a half. He is paying child support through the court. I want to move to a different state. Does he has the right to stop paying child support because we are moving? Do I have to notify the court or child support agency we are moving?
My step-children live in NJ and my husband and I are in PA. He has joint legal custody of children. My question is, numerous times on the phone and even in writing my husband has asked his ex to stop putting the children in activities that interfere with his visitation without discussing it with him first. Any suggestions?
What happens when judge ignores best interest of child: we are grandparents who have custody of our 3 yr old grandson, CPS have proven parents unfit and neglectful. They were caught in lies in last court, concerning letting their pit bull attack gs, we had to drug test, they did not, judge still says little man has to go for visits.
My ex boyfriend and I have a daughter together and we live in the same town. He just started paying child support after I filed for it and has been trying to get me to stop it because he got a DUII and his license will stay suspended until he pays off all of the back pay. Since he now pays child support does he have any say in where I take our daughter? If that is the case, would I be able to stop the child support and move away without him having any say so about it?
We moved from Illinois about 5 years ago, have been married almost 17 years and my husband is having an affair with someone from Illinois. Last night he talked with the children (12, 14) about getting a divorce (I was attending an CoDepency Meeting), and my son (14) wants to go to Illinois with him. While I wouldn’t mind it , I don’t believe it’s a good idea for my son. 3 weeks ago my husband pushed me down in the driveway, I received 8 staples in my head, all because I was to ‘persistent’ in asking about the affair. I’m wondering what I need to do so my son isn’t shattered when they go to Illinois and live with her, being his age can I still maintain custody of him.
My fiance has a 9 year old child who is living with us at this time since his mom is a drug addict trying to clean herself. This child doesn’t want to live with us and hates us and he even called child services on us and accused us of child abuse. He hates grown ups and anybody who tries to disciplined him, even his teacher and doctors. My fiance wants to give up his parental rights, but we are concerned about the consequences. We were told that my fiance could go to jail for abandonment of a child if he decides to give up his parental rights. Is that correct? is this a crime in the state of CT?
What is the proceedure in Oklahoma to file custody of my unborn grandchild, the mother is 17, unmarried and a meth user?
My wife has denied me the right for Joint custody since our divorce in 1996. I am in arrears and now am being prosecuted by an attorney of the state. I could not pay support because of Economic Hardship with my employment career. I would like to know if I could fight for joint custody and sue my x wife for all the years she had not allowed me Joint custody to eliminate arrears and see my children more.
I have a termination of parental rights in place. It was granted in 2002. I have now found out that there is money in my sons name and was told to do an amendment to the TOPR. The lawyer I talked to said that this can’t be done unless you set aside the termination. IF I was to do this what is the likely hood of the father being able to get any rights if he even tried during the period it is set aside?
Me & my daughters father fell upon hard times so I took our daughter to my parents and asked them to look after her they said they would no problem, shortly after this myself and her father were incarcerated myself for 5 months during the first months of my incarceration my stepfather and mother informed me they got guardianship of my daughter, myself or her father were never notified or served any papers, nothing, my parents knew our whereabouts at this time. I need to see my daughter what should I do what are my rights I cannot afford an attorney.
My ex-husband receives disability benefits, including food stamps. He is about to be recertified for his food stamps, and wants a letter from me stating that he has the kids with him at least 50% of the time, so that he can obtain more food stamp money and more in the way of assistance benefits. While I don’t wish to stand in the way of him receiving his benefits, I am unwilling to make such statements when they are not true, and I am afraid I would be opening myself up to potential fraudulent activity. Am I over-reacting to this, or are these warning sirens in my head going off for a good reason?
My mother passed away in February of this year. My father, of course, now has my younger siblings. He remarried about a year before my mother passed away. If something were to happen to him and he would pass away, who would get custody over my younger siblings? So if something would happen to my dad, and my step-mom never went and tried to get custody of them, where would they go? And would I be able to gain custody?
Is my ex-wife required to supply me with items of necessity when my daughter is in my care, such as diapers; since I pay my child support regularly?
I am pregnant, and will give birth in a few months and I want custodial and physical custody of my unborn child before it is born. The father of the unborn child and I have never been married and he lives in a different state. How would I go about to get the custody of the unborn child?
I know two young men who’s mother has passed away and their father has come and taken custody of them. He doesn’t know them and they don’t want to live with him. What can they do? They resided in Florida with their mother and would like to remain here with a close friend of their mother’s who is willing to be their legal guardian.
Therefore leaving us with no income, the only money that ever comes in is $380 a month, which is supposed to go to myself and my brother, and its from my mother. We never knew this was from my mother because we thought she was dead. I later found out that it was all a story worked up so my dad could get the money every month and not let us know about it. My brother and his girlfriend which are later getting married said that if it comes down to it, they will take custody of me. They have normal income, and they have more than enough to support not only themselves but myself also. How would my adult brother take legal action to have custody over me?
My ex-wife was given permission by the courts to move the children out-of-country to Germany and subsequently relocated to a military base in the Marshall islands without notification to myself or the courts. The court orders state that I am to have visitation every summer and alternate major holidays along with liberal communication. Since my ex-wife is the custodial parent, is this in any way considered parental kidnapping or any other criminal offense or is it okay for her to continue alienating me from my children in this way.
My sister had a baby out of wedlock and for about the first 12 months a man who was not the biological father took him about once a week or so. This man was an ex-boyfriend of my sister’s who was just simply a pest and nuisance. Now, a year later, he is trying to get custody. Can he do this? Even though he is not the biological father and has a terrible record?
If our Grandchildren’s mother, who is our daughter, is using cocaine or other illegal drugs, is there any way we can get temporary custody of the 2 minor children? Their father is out of state, and is court ordered to not have any visitation. We do not want to notify Department of Children and Family Services because of the power they have in placing the children. We are prepared to get our daughter into a rehab program if she will accept it and are prepared to take temporary custody of the children. Is it child abuse if a parent or guardian is using illegal drugs in the home while the children are in the home? Should we hire an attorney to have temporary custody assigned to us, the grandparents, and do we have to notify their father?
Her biological father has not been in her life in any way shape or form, and he and I have never been married or lived together. He and I came to an agreement regarding custody, visitation, payments, etc., had it notarized and we signed it. Now that child support has been ordered, he’s trying to go against our agreement. How much right do I have with this notarized document?
About seven years ago my fiance was being evicted from her home. With her daughter’s best interests in mind she signed over temporary guardianship to the child’s father with the understanding that the child would be returned to her once she got back on her feet. When she attempted to retrieve her daughter the father refused to give her back. Now her daughter is twelve and is old enough to make her own decision, however her father has made it clear that if she leaves him he will never forgive her. She desperately wants to live with her mother, but is terrified of her father. So my question is this: Is there anything that my fiance can do to obtain her daughter without forcing the girl to choose between them.
Recently, my daughter has been told the truth about her “real” dad. I told the bio-dad of this, and he is THRILLED. He has been seeing her, and wants to establish paternity and get visitation, and pay child support. All the stuff a “dad” does. No-one wanted to take away anything away from my ex husband since he’s been a decent father to her all these years. He doesn’t want to work with us at all and change the visitation schedule so we can all have some time with her. I don’t blame him really, but no-one is trying to hurt him. My daughter wants to see her biological dad and her half brother and sister on his side. When my ex and I divorced, child visitation and support was detailed out in the paperwork. He says that if we want to change that we have to go to court. We are wondering if the bio-dad stands any chance to re-gain legal rights to his child since it’s been 12 years since she was born, and he has had no formal contact with her during that time.
I live in Texas. CPS recently placed my nephew in my mothers custody. His mother signed away her rights and now my nephew is ward of the state. My nephew’s brother as lived with my mom since he was born. He is now 8 years old. If CPS made her sign her rights away what happens to the siblings??? She also has another son that lives with her aunt, they have had him since he was born and he is now 10. Does she still have rights to her other two boys?
How do I gain custody of both of my children even though their father and I are not divorced yet?
I am a single parent and I have been having trouble with my 17 yr old he is both very argumentative and combative with others in the home and shoving with me. My question is: How can I legally terminate them from my lease and make him move out on his own. I am very close to getting evicted due to the noise level in the apartment. He does not listen to me as a parent.
I have been divorced for a few months now, my ex is turning out to be the typical dead beat dad. He disappears for days without returning phone calls and/or text messages, and no one knows where he is. Right now I have sole physical and we have joint legal custody, I want sole custody of all 3 kids without visitation. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to make him give up his rights to them, or at least give me sole custody with supervised visitation.
I have a 1 year old daughter the father and I were never married actually we were only together 2 months. He is not on the birth certificate and we haven’t had a dna test. We also don’t have any court orders to follow at this time. So my question to you is that if i wanted to move out of state would i be allowed to since we have no court orders papers or anything established at this time. I have my whole family out there and it would be nice to be out there. I just don’t want him to be able to stop me.
My ex-girlfriend lied about my daughter’s birth date (09/30/05), so that she could keep me unaware of her birth. This was so she could claim she did not know who the father was and sign over parental rights to a family friend. How legal and binding is that in the state of Arizona? The hospital paperwork was stuffed in my ex’s diaper bag pocket by mistake. They show the signature of the new mom and my ex-girlfriend signing over her rights to the child. I filed for full custody about 2 weeks before I had knowledge of my daughter’s birth, since there is a history of depression and suicidal tendencies from the mother. How can I find out when my daughter went back to my ex-girlfriend and why the court is still allowing my ex-girlfriend to have joint custody, in light of this? Should there be something in writing, stating that my ex-girlfriend took my daughter back. Is that legal, seeing as how she was turned over at the hospital after birth and not through a normal adoption process?
My husband and I have raised his 2 sons for the last 14 years and their mother was ordered to pay $50 a week and to pay half of their doctor bills. The boys are 17&15 right now and the youngest wanted to move in with his mother, so we let him and my husband didn’t want to get into trouble so we give her the $50 back every week. My husband still has custody of him so my question is, Do we have to keep giving her the money? I would also like to know if she does get a lawyer, Would we have to pay her back the money from the time he moved in with her?
My Son is in Iraq. His wife has left the state with his son, and has no intention of returning. Son wants divorce, and custody of child. I have his POA. Need help in how to proceed.
I would like to know how to go about getting custody of a younger sibling, I live in Idaho and the child in question is in Wyoming. I am 20 years of age, financially stable and completely supporting myself. I am also a child of the foster care system, and was adopted when I was in the Fourth Grade. I lived with my biological mother until I was three, until her then boyfriend beat me so severely that I had to be hospitalized. I have a younger brother, the fruit of my biological mother and abusive boyfriend. Because of excessive drug use, my brother was for a short time placed in foster care with me. I believe that the incident that incurred the action was when my mother was arrested for a DUI with my brother in the backseat of the car. I don’t know how, but she ended up getting my brother back, until a few years after that incident, he burned down their home. He was left alone, while my mother and her boyfriend went out to the bar. My brother was 8. After that, he was placed in the custody of his father’s parents, where he stayed until they sent him to a boy’s home. During that time, my mother has been on and off of drugs, always saying that she is cleaning up and moving on with her life, but it never lasts. She recently spent two years in jail, for robbery, and taking drugs into jail. While she was in jail, she met a man who was also in jail, who she is now living with, and has had a child with him. As much as I would like to think that she has cleaned up and has gotten her life straightened out, I don’t think that it will last. Her history of being a mother is very clouded, with bad decisions. She has always put herself before the child. It is clear to me that this child will not be raised in a safe environment. Do I have’ a chance of getting custody? And if so, what would be the best way of obtaining custody?
ok, i have been divorced for seven years and i was awarded sole custody of my daughter. i remarried a man in the military 1 year ago. i moved from IL to VA and back. now, in six months i am moving again to VA. my ex says he will get me for kidnapping if i go. is it possible? do i have to get a court order to let me go or can i just go.
Anyway, my son has recently told me that he found “pot” and “pot tubes” in his mother’s kitchen drawer. My son has told me repeatedly that he thinks his mom is using drugs too. He is constantly asking when he can come home. I currently have visitation with my son 2 out of 3 weekends. I have filed an appeal with the court- for custody of my son. Is there anything I can do to have my ex-wife drug tested at random?
do not have custody of my children and they reside with there mother. I am greatly concerned for there welfare. My children are being neglected in many ways and i want to file for custody but I know that they are not being cared for. Is there anything i can file for temporary custody until my case is heard by the judge. I reside in the state of Mass and I am unsure of what my rights are.
I live in Los Angeles, Ca and my Ex fiance and i have a 17 month old son who she refuses to let me have any contact with. Now the court entered a judgement that i can have supervised visitation with my son when agreed upon by both parents. I called the House where i was led to believe that my Ex and my son were staying at only to have the Grandmother answer the phone and tell me that they now live in New York. I was never notified about the move to New York by her family or her lawyer. Are there any charges that can be filed? And what can I do as a single father to see my son?
I live in NJ and one year ago I was granted full legal custody of my child’s 17 year old friend. She has now turned 18 and is a high school senior. Am I still legally responsible for her? Or does it terminate on it’s own? If so, at what point does this happen? Do I have to go through any legal channels to dissolve my responsibilities?
My 6 month old’s father has filed for joint custody with the court. He has had 2 DUI’s and has been ordered to have a breathalyzer in his car. He also lives with his marijuana dealer, whom I have witnessed selling drugs. I want my daughter to have a relationship with her father, but not in his home overnight. Is there anything I can do?
If his name is on the birth certificate, does the biological father of my son have legal paternity if we were never married? I am now married to another man who would like to adopt my son. I would also like to secure a passport for my son and passport applications list that both parents need to file for the passport. My son is now 10 years old and his biological father has never met my son nor paid child support. Is it safe to say that I have sole and legal custody of my son? Will I have to contact the biological father and obtain his consent in order for my husband to adopt him?
I separated from my wife 2 years ago when I caught her cheating. I took the 3 kids and she moved in with her lover. I have never asked her for a dime and she does not see the kids often enough. QUESTION: SHE HAS CLAIMED THE KIDS ON HER TAXES THESE PAST 2 YEARS AND THEY ARE IN MY CUSTODY 100% I never received the divorce papers, but she brought me a copy with A FORGED SIGNATURE that states she has full custody. WHAT CAN I DO??????
I have sole legal and physical custody of our 10 year old son. My custody papers issued in the state of California back in 2000 say that if I intend to move, I must notify my ex of our new address. It does not state that I have to notify the court system, or anything along those lines. I still live within the state, although 9 hours away, but we plan to move to the east coast this summer to be near family. My question is, with the papers having been drawn up 7 years ago is the agreement still considered current, and could my ex block the move if he wanted to?
What recommendations do you have for someone whose spouse was arrested during her 6th month of pregnancy, stayed 2 days in jail due to her BAC of .247 (determined by her visit from jail to the local hospital) and later charged with 3rd degree assault followed by probation. ubsequently the mother went on a trip to visit relatives promising to return in one week. One and one-half years later she has now filed for divorce. She was asked repeatedly to come back home to no avail, and even denied visitation until recently when the court ordered visitation times. The child is behind in speech, development and not potty trained and just recently learned to start wiping herself. Is this parental kidnapping, child abuse, child neglect, ???? And if so, should charges be filed in the state in which I reside or in the state the mother lives in?
My wife has recently asked me for a divorce. We will be divorcing in the state of North Carolina. The state has a one year separation obligation that must be fulfilled before filling for the divorce. I am a member of the USAF currently stationed in Wichita, KS. She is keeping our son with her in NC. Can she legally relocate with him like this?
I reside in Arizona my wife resides in Oklahoma with our two kids. I want to file for divorce, is this possible with us living in different states and how will the custody/visitation be decided?
My little girl is 10 years old. She will turn 11 in June. I’m having a problem with her wanting to go to her Dad’s every other weekend. She goes over to her Dad’s and a lot of the time his bowling, golf, hunting, etc. comes first. She doesn’t understand why she even has to go if she is going to be left with her stepmom. I know that her visitation is not going to be about her all the time but some of the time would be nice. What can I do in the State of Louisiana. Can I bring her before a judge or what?
My husband was granted 50/50 custody of my 3 children based on the mediation report. He continuously leaves the kids with me on his days, so he can visit his girlfriend who lives 300 miles away and when he does have he kids he is on call at work or on the phone to his girlfriend. I have been documenting every instance and would like to know if the courts will grant me an order to show cause, so I can revisit the child visitation.
My fiance has a half-sister who lives with her mother and father (my fiance’s step father but sister’s biological father). The father was recently arrested by the FBI for child porno. Failing to acknowledge the daughter has gone through stress and pain due to the arrest the mother is focusing on her own needs. We feel and know (along with the grandparents - her mother and father) that the biological mother cannot be fit to take care of the daughter. She is 11 years old. We have an idea to get married and pursue custody of the half-sister. Our income combined is well worth five times that of the father and mother. We do have a house and stability. Is there any chance in pursuing this case to win?
About a year and a half ago, my daughter’s ex-in-laws hired a lawyer to pursue gaining custody of their Other Son’s children which were born out of wedlock. This lawyer was a neighbor of this family and attended their church, etc. Now this lawyer is a judge and he was assigned to the custody case of my daughter and her ex- husband (who this now-judge knows the family well, etc.) Without doling out the whole messy story - isn’t there a conflict of interest here regarding this judge? Shouldn’t my daughter have been allowed to have a different judge?
My son was living w/his than girlfriend and her two children (by two different fathers) She goes out almost every weekend by herself, goes on vacation to Florida, Puerto Rico by herself and always my son is here with his son and her other two children. Now, she decides that she’s leaving and taking the baby with her (my son’s baby) Does he have any grounds that he can use to get custody of his baby?
Can you please tell me what could happen to a parent who refuses to give her child medication. My grand-daughter was just recently diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. The mother refuses to give my grand-daughter the insulin shots that she needs, thinking that there must be some sort of herbal medication she can take. Doctor has told her that if her daughter does not receive her medication that it could be fatal. Doctors and nurses in the hospital have heard her say that she will not give her daughter the insulin shots needed. Will the hospital release her to her mother knowing this?
My husband and I are divorcing. He is taking everything that I have done over the past 10 years and twisting it around and basically lying. But because he made these types of accusations, it worries me that if mediation does not work and we end up in court, it may be hard for me to get shared custody of my daughter. Can he just flat out lie like that? We both have lawyers and mine is more laid back while his is not. I just want to get through this divorce as quickly as possible and try to get along but he doesn’t seem to want to do that - he wants a war. What should I do?
My brother was unable to get any information out of the mother or see his son for several months. Since he found out that the mother placed the boy into the mental ward of a childrens hospital where the state took him over and placed him into a mental institute. He is still paying the mother child support even though the mother no longer has custody of the child. My brother loves his son and wants to get him out of this mess. What should he do?
After Divorcing, the 3 children, ages 4, 6 and 10 were taken away from the biological mother from Child Protective Services. The father has paid child support through wage garnishment. The biological mother is getting the child support check, but she does not have custody of the children. Is this legal and what can we do about it?
Me or my baby’s father has not been to court to determine who has custody if I decide to move from California to Arizona is that considered parental kidnapping? Can I go to jail for this?
My husband and I divorced, and the medical benefits I depended on also disappeared. I eventually suffered a stroke from the pain, and I knew something had to be done. I left my 5 year old daughter in the care of my ex husband, while I left the state for proper treatment. Now I have returned home. I am grateful that family cared for my daughter while I was ill and away, but now they refuse to acknowledge that I am her rightful mother. Can you please tell me what legal rights I have, and who I can turn to for help or more information?
We do not have any custody order established, at this point I only agreed to him staying with her because of the other two boys being there also. I do not feel she should be allowed to try to get more money out of me, and put me into the child support system when I already take very good care of my son.
Let me start by saying that I have joint custody of my 12-year-old son, who has resided with his father and his stepmother in Arizona for 3 years now. However, there is an impending divorce now with the two of them, and his soon to be ex wife has admitted to me that my ex husband is an alcoholic, and that it has gotten out of hand.
My husband and I have permanent custody of his 6 year old son from his previous marriage. He came to live with us 2 years ago after his birth mother was in a car accident and found with crystal meth on her person. The state of Nevada child services went in to the home and removed my step son. . We have a letter from them saying that have charged her with abuse and neglect. We wanted to remove her parental right at the time this happened but our lawyer at the time advised against it for the sake of the child and the mother.
My wife’s brother should be paying child support. However, his parents agreed to take the children and raise them in their home several years ago. They have now lived with the grandparents for the past four years. The brother’s wife is now asking for back child support during that period.
I was never married to my daughter’s father, his name is on the birth certificate and we have done a paternity so that she would have a medical card. He does not pay child support through an agency and we have never been to court over any custody issues. I gave him notice before my husband left that we would be leaving after Christmas and he was fine about it. Her father has told me that he can have a judge put in an order that I can not live farther than 50 miles from him.
I am an active duty military member on tour in Iraq, I have two daughters with my soon to be ex-spouse, paperwork was not filed due to monetary issues prior to my deployment. My sister has a full parental power of attorney regarding my daughters…I am now concerned because she has been speaking of going to my sister’s house and getting my daughters.
I am 18 years old and live with my mother and younger siblings. My father died earlier in the year and he was our primary caregiver. Now my father is dead and we are living with this woman that screams at us all the time. I don’t want to leave and leave them with her. I would like to take at least 2 brothers with me. Ages 16 (3/07) and a 9 year old that she screams at all the time. Is there any way I can get custody of them.
We live together and he is very temperamental and he has hurt me in various occasions but he has told me that if we separate his father will fight me for custody of my child. Is it possible for a grandparent to get custody of my son.
During a part of our relationship, we were both doing cocaine and smoking pot. Since moving away with my son, I have become clean. I looked into the court system in Maine and it says I must live here for 6 months to take this to court for custody.
We have joint custody, although I have physical custody of two of our daughter’s and my ex has physical custody of our other two daughter’s. I have just recently discovered that my ex and his wife, have both been indicted on four Federal felony charges of which if found guilty on all four counts, they could each land themselves in prison for up to 55 years and/or a $750,000.00 fine!
PA, the state I reside in will not take into consideration that I pay support for two other children and do not receive support for the two at home. t the present time I am about ready to lose my children to the state welfare system and they will be placed into foster care because I do not have enough money after paying $520.00 a month in child support to take care of them.
We are from the state of Maryland in a hopeful private adoption. The birth father contested the adoption in the very beginning. The baby was approximately 11 months when he found out he was the biological father. Our attorney offered him an open adoption plan which he agreed to. A couple weeks later he now changes his mind and says he wants custody.
This is the situation: my son who is now 18, moved out of his mother’s home (missouri) two years ago. Since then he has been on his own, at that time I discussed with his mother, sending the support payments directly to him. She has since threatened numerous times to take me to court so that support continues to be paid to her. Bottom line: she says the money still goes to her to “maintain” a home for him to “visit/stay” at, and that is the basis for the money to still go to her.
I am pregnant and the father of my baby said he wanted nothing to do with my child, and said he refuses to give my child support because he has doubts that he’s the father of this baby. He has two previous children with two different mothers making this one with me his third.
Should the father still pay child support if the mother met a man and moved to another state leaving the children with the father?
Upon the death of the custodial parent, my husband’s daughter came to live with him (prior to our marriage) and he called the Texas Attorney General to begin proceedings in order to cease child support. We are now in September 2006 and we are still getting letters saying he is delinquent on his child support.
My husband is taking his ex back to court for contempt. She was supposed to have drug and psycological counseling, parenting counseling and have their daughter in continued therapy. Also she was to assure the court that she would send their daughter to school on a regular basis.
What happens if the custodial mother relocates the children without telling the father?
20 years ago my mother received AFDC for myself and 2 sisters for about 3 years as my Father did not pay child support. The inquiry was to find out the amount she was entitled to as they now want my Mother to pay the State of Wisconsin back for receiving AFDC. My Mother never did receive any child support from my father at this time. Isn’t my father liable to pay this back to the state?
My mother has been caring for my niece since my sister passed away. We have no idea where the father is. Is it possible for my mother to obtain custody or some form of legal guardianship without involving the father?
I am a mother of two, living with although not married to their father. What would happen if he died? Would I still be their legal guardian?
In feb.06 his children’s mother died. He went to court for guardianship in July 06, and he was told his rights had been terminated by default. They (DHS) terminated his rights through publication. His tribe (native american) intervened and his children are in the tribes custody.
I live in New Jersey and my three year old daughter’s father lives Illionois. He has yet to file for visitation, however, he does not pay me any child support. He also has a past of abusing drugs and alcohol. I am afraid that he would try to run off with her as he can be unstable.
The mother of my child has been ordered by the court to pay child support, she simply will not pay a penny and hasn’t since the baby was born 10 months ago.
The oldest son I will call him Greg, just turned 18. Ot his 18th birthday his biological mother threw a party at her home for him. The adults were all drinking liquor and smoking pot. Greg admitted that he was drinking with his biological mom and that she gave drinks to the 14 year old son as well. We have been told by childrens services that it is not illegal for a parent to give alcohol to their child. He (Greg) said that he would be willing to tell all to a judge if we end up in court over this.
I do not want the courts to decide custody, but I am not ready to come to an agreement with my spouse.
My final judgment, in the state of Florida, states that I have sole decision making authority for the health, education and welfare of my son; but that I should also make good faith efforts to include his father in the decision making process. I called my son’s father to discuss after care and the benefits of having our son stay with the facility he has been at since he was 1 1/2 yrs old. But he refused to discuss the best interests of our son and wanted his “karate school” to pick him up everyday. Am I allowed to make these decisions since it does pertain to our son’s best interests, eliminates additional stress and confusion (also for his new kindergarten school), and will help with his continued education?
I have a 5 year old, my husband (stepfather) has been in her life since 14months old. I am terrified that if something were to happen to me, that our child would go to her biological father, who does pay minimal support and maybe sees her once a month for 4-5 hours.
Our marriage is about to end and he is threatening me that he will take the children if I do not pay him off. He has never worked full-time and is claiming he can do this as he is the primary care giver.
After being in jail for drugs, is there any hope for visitation with my child? Her mother may still be doing drugs, can she be randomly tested?
“I’m the non-custodial parent of a beautiful 8 year old girl. A huge reason I divorced my now ex-wife was because of her bipolar disorder. My daughter is now getting scared, as she’s seeing the effects of my ex-wife not taking her medication. What can I do?
My fiance was convicted of a sexual assault about 11 years ago. He was 18 and slept with a 14 year old girl. He received a statutory rape charge and served 2 years. Will that charge hinder us from gaining custody or becoming foster parents?
My son is 9 years old and my ex wife has been regularly denying me visitation since we got divorced when my son was about 1 year old. Is denying visitation grounds for a change of custody in Indiana?
Our daughter lives with my ex in Florida. I moved to Canada, and I have her with me in the summer. I want to regain custody of her, as the conditions in Florida are neglectful. What can I do?
What does the court normally do in cases when the father is self-employed (stating he has a low income), which I’m sure his tax returns (for reasons of not paying a lot of taxes), shows he made very little?
If a minor child moves in with a non-custodial parent in a different state and lives there for over a year, does that make the child a resident of the new state?
I am an adult and have a 15 year old sister. Our father has passed away, and I would like to get her out of a bad situation and take custody of her; she also wants to live with me. How can I get custody of my sister?
My daughter-in-law is threatening to take our grandson away from my son here in Florida and move to New York with her relatives. Is there any recourse that we or my son have to keep her from taking that wonderful little boy from us?”
Last year my daughter graduated from high school. Her father and I agreed to put her through college; just until she completed her BA. Now he has told her that he will not help her pay for her BA; but will only help pay for her to get an Associate degree. What legal recourse can I take to maintain my daughter’s future?
My Ex and i have joint custody with our 10 year old son but i got granted manager conservator in this custody battle , i am planning to relocate from Texas to California and of course take my 2 sons with me.How can i gain sole custody into taking my 10 year old son with me?
My abusive gay ex drew up custody papers, pointed a gun at my head, and told me to sign them. So I did. Unknowingly I signed away all my rights to our daughter. What can I do to get my parenting rights back?
My 12 year old son wants to go live with his step-father (my ex-husband). Do I have to let him? What rights does the step-father have?
When I moved to Georgia, I let my daughter’s father keep her until I got on my feet there in Georgia. He was arrested, and his mother said that she would take care of my daughter until I was financially able to take my daughter back. It has been 9 months now and I want my daughter back with me.
The family law system is very much weighted against fathers. To compound matters, it’s very easy for women to manipulate the family law system to assure just about any outcome they want.
What happens if the mother takes off with the child with no warning or consent from the father, across the U.S.? It may be considered parental kidnapping.
My ex is moving 3 hours away. Should we change the 50/50 custody order, and should I travel to help facilitate visitation?
Can a parent with bipolar disorder get a fair shake in family court?
In a situation where the parents have been living together since prior to the child’s birth but have never been legally married, who is considered to have primary custody of the child?
Answering machine messages left on an answering machine may be admissible in court; laws vary from state to state.
Terminating parental rights is rarely done lightly. Termination of parental rights is very serious, and once done, very hard to undo.
Unless you live in a very unusual state, a court order is almost certainly entered into the record as it was being spoken by the judge. So go with the spirit of the order if there is no reason not to.
Nowhere in law but in family law is there such a blatant disregard for the premise “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”
Child support guidelines and child support calculations are only as accurate as the information which the agency calculating support has available to them.
There is a common misconception about at what age or event a child can decide not to see the other parent.
Are there any laws protecting grandparents rights in Oklahoma? As of May of 2005, there are in fact laws protecting grandparents legal rights in Oklahoma.
If a married parent, with no pending divorce or separation, and no court orders, takes their child out of state without the other parent’s permission, are they guilty of interstate parental kidnapping?
Child custody issues often bubble to the surface around when summer-time visitation ends and the school year begins. Child custody laws don’t usually define “summer visitation”, and it’s important to have a working relationship and agreement between the parents.
When child protective services (CPS) gets involved with your family, they wield an immense amount of power in determining what will happen with your children.
Child custody rights and child support payments are not easy to acquire for an older sibling wishing to take in a younger sibling.
Teen drug rehab is necessary for this 17-year old, believes her father, with whom she moved in six months ago. Does he need to get the mother’s consent to put their daughter into a teen drug rehab program?
There are many advantages of joint custody, but they don’t include being able to automatically keep your child from the other parent, even if you feel that the other parent is a danger to the child.
Tax relief for paying child support is not available to non-custodial parents. The tax deduction still goes to the parent with primary custody unless there is an agreement or court order otherwise.
Can child custody be changed over to the non-custodial parent after the other parent has already moved away with the child?
I am 20 years of age, financially stable and completely supporting myself. I am also a child of the foster care system, and was adopted when I was in the Fourth Grade. I lived with my biological mother until I was three, until her then boyfriend beat me so severely that I had to be hospitalized. I was then put in foster care, and she was given certain terms to live by in order to regain full custody of me, i.e. becoming financially stable, staying away from the abusive boyfriend, staying clean. My mother however, was unable to live up to these standards, and ended up losing full custody of me. I have a younger brother, the fruit of my biological mother and abusive boyfriend. I am 20 years of age, financially stable and completely supporting myself. I am also a child of the foster care system, and was adopted when I was in the Fourth Grade. I lived with my biological mother until I was three, until her then boyfriend beat me so severely that I had to be hospitalized. I was then put in foster care, and she was given certain terms to live by in order to regain full custody of me, i.e. becoming financially stable, staying away from the abusive boyfriend, staying clean. My mother however, was unable to live up to these standards, and ended up losing full custody of me.
