What should our next step be? What is the timeframe before a father loses rights if not on bc or contact with baby.

I responded to your comments on your first post.

Why would a lawyer make temp. custody/visitation papers permanent, when he knows his client wants to fight for more?

A temporary order becomes permanent as a matter of law generally after a year unless the order has been modified within that time. Therefore, if...

What do I need to do with the court if I'm moving while there is a custody case filed?

It's not clear whether the case is pending in NC or in the other state. If it's the other state, I cannot speak to what might need to be done as I...

What is considered child abandonment?

So long as he is paying child support consistently, it will be difficult to terminate his parental rights without a stepfather willing and able to...

How long before father has no legal rights to newborn in NC?

You mentioned that you retained an attorney in September. What is your attorney advising you to do now?

Wrongly, falsely jailed because My husband wanted me jailed.

Had you moved out of the house? If a person has moved out of a home and established a new residence, generally he or she cannot return to the home...

Assuming you've paid her, then I do think that a reasonable amount of time has passed for a reply. The time it takes to draft a separation...

Hi my husband has closed our joint checking account out, and I have no access to money unless I ask. Can I file for abandonment

In NC, you cannot file for divorce unless you've been separated for a year and a day. But, assuming you are living in separate households now, you...

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What can I do to get my child's father to get our child one Friday every month from 8:00 p.m. until 12:30 p.m. Saturday?

One way that works to get some absent parents interested in more time is filing for child support. If he's not paying child support already, it...

My unwed 25 year old pregnant daughter is living in Ohio with the father of child. What state should she give birth in?

Since your daughter is an adult, ultimately it's up to her where she has the baby. Being born in any particular state doesn't protect a child's...