File a motion to appear in the Family Law Branch of the Civil DIvision of your local Circuit Court. When your hearing is granted be well prepared with good sound legal resasoning as to why the custody of the person you are challenging should be ended or altered, and custody awarded to you. It would probably be best if you retained an attorney to assist you with any such action.
Start with discussing the problem with your attorney. They will be able to give you the best information on the courts and the procedures in your area. In general you will need to start a civil case for custody. Your daughter, if she is old enough to have her opinion considered by the court, may carry great weight with the court.
No, as it's considered a civil issue.
If the criminal conviction is unrelated to the civil claim, it is irrelevant. The difficulty with being held in custody is that because it may not be easy to attend court, the case may be heard in your absence.
No, these matters are heard by a family court judge and are private civil matters
This is a serious situation and the father should be speaking with the authorities. Start out at the court that has jurisdiction over the case, the court that issued the custody order. The court may assist you in contacting the Mexican Consulate. The Consulate will help enforce the custody order.This is a serious situation and the father should be speaking with the authorities. Start out at the court that has jurisdiction over the case, the court that issued the custody order. The court may assist you in contacting the Mexican Consulate. The Consulate will help enforce the custody order.This is a serious situation and the father should be speaking with the authorities. Start out at the court that has jurisdiction over the case, the court that issued the custody order. The court may assist you in contacting the Mexican Consulate. The Consulate will help enforce the custody order.This is a serious situation and the father should be speaking with the authorities. Start out at the court that has jurisdiction over the case, the court that issued the custody order. The court may assist you in contacting the Mexican Consulate. The Consulate will help enforce the custody order.
if you are not there for the original custody case you can lose custody. The temporary is just until the court decides who gets custody.
In general, law is divided into Civil and Criminal law. Child custody, divorce, etc are not usually Criminal cases, and are therefor Civil cases.
Yes a civil summons may be issued pertaining to child custody depending on your local laws.
The start of the Civil Rights Movement
Typically, you cannot get a court appointed attorney in a civil case. There are a small number of instances, however, in which a court will appoint an attorney in a civil case (for example, to represent a child in a neglect or abuse case or, in some states, to represent a parent in a suit initiated by the state for the termination of parental rights).
The military transfers custody to the US Marshals very simple.
Legal costs for custody are varied. There are many variables to consider. Here in Ontario Canada, to start a custody case with a lawyer, you would be expected to pay $5000 as retainer to your lawyer. That is not to say that is all it will cost, depending on how long the case takes to reach an agreement, or if it goes to trial. That initial $5000 could be doubled for total costs.