Questions on Child custody

I had a child with a man in TN. When she was under the age of 1, I moved to IL to live with my mom as he treated us poorly and displayed narcissistic tendencies and engaged in emotional abuse towards me. After we moved, we made a verbal agreement that he would assist with our daughter financially and visit when it was convenient for him. A few months later, he stopped contributing for her and did not show person interest in maintaining a relationship with her. This led to 3 years of no contact. During this time, I also got a new phone, new number. However, he had access to her and my social media. As a result, my daughter has no recognition of her biological father. Instead, my fiance became the person she recognized as her dad and is whom she refers to as her father. Last year, I filed for child support which was approved this year. After, He reached out to me after receiving the letter claiming that he wants to have 50/50 custody over her. I do not trust him with her and am afraid of what this means for her future as to her, he is a stranger. I would like to know what my options are. Could I file for sole custody? Could my fiance adopt her? Is 50/50 even feasible?

I have explained my situation father is in prison mom and dad left the baby at the hospital before he went to prison he went to prison for meth charges and for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. This is not his first offenses. He’s been to prison three times before Mom of baby wants the child to stay with me. Dad’s parents hired an attorney so the baby could go with the Cousin. As of now I am his foster parent court is June 20 DCFS is involved and the agency as well I need to know do we need to get an attorney for ourselves ? The mother of the child is not absent she is requesting that the child stays with me in my custody. I tried to explain at the best I can, but there’s not enough room on here for me to tell the whole story, but that’s just kind of sums it up. I am not blood related, but I am very close to this family for over 20 years so I’m not a stranger!!!! I’m fig of kin .

Hi, I have custody over my two kids now they are 19 & son is 18 soon. I’ve had full custody for years. Mom was in and out of jail and on drugs. She owes $11,000 in child support and during me to drop it with child support. My son moved out from my household into his grandparents home (her parents) last summer and my daughter moved out at 18 now 19. The mom is stating she’s been caring for the kids since 2019 and that’s not true because I had both kids living with me. How should I handle this when I respond back to the courts?

My husband and I just separated. He’s acting really psycho about things so I would like to go visit my sister out of state for awhile to clear my mind and relax

I want to modify custody. Four year old son also says he hates me and that he says that when he’s with his mom. She has another baby on the way as well, if that matters & I have two daughters that my son has never gotten to meet because she doesn’t deem it in our sons best interests to meet his sisters.

We have a cps case completed all requirements, but they are keeping the case open because I gave up custody of the teenagers, I had custody of to them so they said the case would stay open until they found placement but me my husband and my son would be inactive on the case. What does that mean?

We moved from Houston to Tampa and I would like to transfer our custody orders that are with Harris county to us locally both parties live in Tampa now.

Our son is 7 months old. I attended mediation with my son's father. we at first could not get in contact with him as he had changed his number and didnt update me. the whole mediation session he was rude and argumentative even with the mediator. he told the mediator he is not willing to give me his phone number, he will not let me know where he lives at all because he doesnt want me to know and that he will only let the doctors know his phone number altho I would be able to see it since I pay for our sons insurance. he asked for week on week off with a baby hes only seen 25 days and when told a step up plan spread throughout the week would be better, argued with me and the mediator even when she kept explaining that would be best for our son since he doesnt know his dad. his reasoning for not seeing our child is because his girlfriend is pregnant, due next month and he has to take their son to school. he currently lives an hour away. Due to his actions yesterday and his responses, is it possible to get full custody since he obviously doesnt want to be in our Childs life? I did initially ask for sole physical and joint legal

We have been following a 2-2-3 parenting plan since our kid was 4. Though my ex live 5 minutes away, all exchanges happen at school. Our kid is 12 now and I would like to get it modified to 7/7, but my ex may resist this change as she likes to see our child more often. I feel that spending more time in the same house for a longer period of time each week would give our child more stability. I see many co-parents use this parenting plan after age 10. Do i have a strong case to make this modification?

I'm support my son from the day he was born but I'm not allowed to see him.im not violent and I have no criminal record...but my girlfriend's parents forbid me to go to the house my son is...and forbid my girlfriend to bring him to my house. What can I do to be able to see my son I'm the only one supporting him and his daily needs. We are both above 18 years of age

I'm just looking for general information to possibly expand co parents time. I want to know if the non custodial parent picks up and drops off since it's not an overnight stay, how long it typically is in Georgia because I'm seeing 2-3 hours online, does it take place at a restaurant or the custodial parents house? Please don't say hire an attorney.

i have a pregnant ex girlfriend that is wanted in virginia. haven't seen her since february. she decided to diseapear miss all court dates and i can't get in touch to find out about baby. she should be born in august want to know what are my options she is unfit already lost her other child. is it possible to find her if she staying in pregnant/domestic shelters

My son and I moved to the Tampa area the fall of 2021 with permission from his father. His father moved close by summer of 2022. How do I transfer our agreed custody orders from Houston to Tampa? I would like it updated with current addresses and possible modify visitations. I would like to change child support as well l, it’s based on an income from 2016 and now earns 3 times as much.

I have had a Permanent Protection Order in place against my Ex (Childrens father). After repeated violations of the PPO (which trying to not make things difficult, i mostly ignored), him showing up at my house, following the kids bus home from school, I reported him for violating the order. I also filed for him not paying any child support since it was ordered in September of 2021. Not long after (less than a month) he filed for change of custody of the kids (it hasnt quite been 2 years since the original custody order was ordered) (the motion is full of lies and isnt filled out correctly or completely). My question is would this be considered retaliation? Also does the motion have to be served correctly or can he just mail it regular mail without me agreeing to being served that way?

Can they put a warrant out for his arrest if he doesn’t give them an address. Or do I lose out on my money for the petition if he’s not found

My sons dad lives just 19 mins away and hasn’t seen our son in 3 years. Last time he called a few months ago he called to tell me he was possibly going to prison for attempted murder of the mother to his other kids. He said he didnt do anything but its a head said she said. He still pays his child support monthly now after being summoned by the courts. What are my options i dont want my son to have emotional trauma from his dad whom is in a very toxic relationship that involves domestic violence.

I am in the middle of a child custody dispute. I believe my ex is using abusive litigation to prolong the process. There has been abused in the past. Thanks.

My daughters father didn’t show up to any visitations since we started court and he refuses to let me see our child or respond to any of my attempts to reach out. He didn’t show up to our last court date and I have no way of contacting him and I don’t have and address for him. The district attorney is saying they can serve him and they know where he is located. I filed my ex-parte papers but they were not approved because they weren’t served but I thought we were only supposed to serve approved paperwork that has a court date.

My ex and I broke up 2 years ago. I had to get a restraining order to get him to move out. 13 years of abuse. Well he convinced our 8 year old daughter to move with him because he was moving to his cousins with a child the same age. He never established custody except for my affidavit of parentage. Last year he got his own place and I get her every weekend because he moved over hour and half away. Well since then she has been showing lots of signs of distress. Talking suicide and death. And begs me to come home to live with me. But her dad threatens to hurt me if I take her. Well today he called me to pick her because she was having a breakdown before school and for me to spend the day with her. He then sends me threats of my address. I have decided not to return her. I have written up forms of complaint to file to court to establish custody. My question is because he enrolled her in school and established residence with her will I get in trouble. She only had two weeks left of school and it’s far from my house.

My friend went through a custody battle for the last 2 years, the father was absent in the child's life for the first 8 years, now he wants to be a part of the child's life so he sued her, and that's currently finished so I'll go through what was decided basically... Essentially the court set up a time each week where the father can video chat with the daughter at a specific time for 30 minutes. The father does not have primary physical custody, the mothers does. There was never an order by the judge stating that the mother also has to follow this decree. The father has standard out of state visitation rights, he currently has her for 2 months in the summer. The father is now saying that the mother has to follow the same rules and will not allow the daughter to talk to her mother, which is definitely not the case. The daughter is terrified because she currently can't contact her mother. What can she do in this situation? Can she have a lawyer file a single document without having to retain one and fully go back to court?

Yes I've been with The father of my 2 children for 14 years and I recently left him because of his infidelities and behaviors of sexual addiction. I left with the children I notified him that I was leaving because her son was being integrated in that activity example being left in a car while his father was at a warehouse and neglected him in that vehicle for 30 minutes. Because he had a lawyer he got primary care custody and we have joint legal and physical custody. But what I found out and have crucial evidence of him paying for prostitutes and conducting it at the house where our children are at where they were actually sleeping in the next room. And also other safety concerns. They've been in my care since they've been born.. and since I left him he got custody claiming that I left without telling him when I told him in person and through text he just never took me seriously. He was well aware of his behaviors and never wanted to do anything about it now it's progressed in such a state where our children are in direct involvement with this activity. And our recent orders he has not followed which is kind of equivalent to what behaviors he's conducting in the household.

I understand that - in the event of joint legal custody - a counselor/therapist needs to get both parents' consent in order to treat their child. However, for emotion coaching, is both parents' consent still required? And, if so, is written email confirmation from the other parent sufficient?

My daughter just turned 13 and decided she wants to live with me. Currently we live in separate towns but I get her every weekend. Here mother is against this and stated she will fight. Since she is 13 now , doesnt my child have the right to decide? Will I have to hire an attorney for this and if I get full custody, can I then put the mom on child support? I've paid for the past 13 years.

My child's father signed the birth certificate and declaration of paternity when our son was born in September 2022. However he stopped seeing our son in November 2022. He pays a small sum in child support. In this time he has asked to see our son once, which was in early April. I told him he could, but would need to come to my home or a park for the visit since our son would see his father as a stranger. When our son was 12 days old his father held him up, shook him and yelled at him saying, "I just f***ing changed your diaper." As our son had urinated through his diaper after a recent diaper change. His father has shown anger towards me as well and verbally abused me. I consider this a serious safety concern and it was another reason I said the visit would need to be at my home or a park to begin. I do not trust his father and his ability to be appropriate with our son as well it's been too long since he's seen him to just hand him a baby. He never responded back. Is there anything I should be doing from a legal standpoint to protect my son's best interest? I do need the child support, but my son's safety is first.

My ex filed a request for order to change custody in our family law case. Can I ask the Judge to enforce the current order on my response (fl-320) or will he tell me I need to use a different form? My ex violated the conditions set up on the current order.

My child’s other parent is not following court orders so I filed a contempt with family law court. Can I mail the paper’s certified mail or can it only be done in person? I’m in CA. Thank you.

My ex and I share joint legal custody. Can they change the child's doctor without consulting me first?

I currently have an issue with my child’s father not being an active parent. It has been a constant battle for him to abide by any verbal agreement We have set for him to spend time with the child. Since he did not want to go to court. I told him I do not need any financial help. I just need him to spend time with our daughter on a regular basis, because that would be most beneficial for her. We came up with an agreement that he would have her every other weekend and spend one night with her during the week day, which is Wednesday. She is currently eight years old. In April, he decided to move to another city without my knowledge in the middle of the agreement which it was his weekend and did not pick up our child at the bus stop Because he blocked my number and did not tell me he would not be there for pick up for his weekend. He currently only speaks to his child through her iPad once or twice a month. I asked him why he was not there and he told me he told my child he’s moving for her to tell me. I am currently blocked on his cellphone so I set up a mediation appointment which he cancels because he has to work when he has no job. What is my next step?

I am the primary custodian for our kids. I petitioned the court to have more time with our children as I had no free time with them. Their dad had all the off days, summer, and holiday break. I was awarded the first weekend of the month all year long along with 3 weeks in the summer and every other holiday break. Our hearing was in January. As my children are getting ready to depart to their dad for the summer, he said he’s taking me back to court. He said he didn’t agree to me having the first weekend of the month in June and July (he did, I obtained the transcript of our hearing to prove he agreed inside the courtroom), he said he didn't read the final order until now that he shouldn't have to read anything and that he didn’t understand what it meant. Is there honestly any chance this sees a courtroom? Him being upset over something he agreed to and his irresponsibility doesn't seem like a substantial change in circumstances to me.

My child’s mother took her out of state when she was 8 months old. she cut off all ties with me & I couldn’t find her. I know the area she’s in now & want nothing more than a relationship with her. Could i get a custody agreement that allows me time with my daughter 12 years later?