At 18, the person is no longer a child. He/she is now an adult not a child. No custody order can be enforced on an adult.
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ANSWER: Yes. Regardless of your age, you are still the mother. You will have legal custody unless those rights are terminated by the Court.
Terminating parents rights does not mean they don't have to pay for their child. If you as the grandmother is the legal guardian and have custody you have to go to court to petition for child support. If you don't have legal custody you have to get it first.
You have to present a Death Certificate to the court that issued the child support order and request that the order be terminated. If you obtain custody it will be terminated permanently. If there is another guardian appointed for the child a new child support order will be issued.
It is possible to regain custody after rights have been terminated. However, this includes a very long court battle and is not usually beneficial to the child who has been living with his or her adoptive parents.
Visit the court that issued the order and explain why you want the order terminated. In general, to terminate child support, you need to show the court that: you have custody of the child; the child is deceased; the child has been adopted; the child is emancipated; the child has attained majority; and/or you have no income other than public assistance; AND, you do not owe any past-due support.
If he has them and refuses to return them you can call the police. If you want him to have legal physical custody the both of you need to go back to court and have the custody order modified and the father's child support order terminated.
The mother. The father have to prove paternity in court and petition for visitation or custody. He can then also pay child support.
Parents usually have to pay for their child even if it is the state that has custody. The child is taken away and parental rights terminated in order to protect the child. If you want your parental rights back and custody you will have to turn to the court.
No. Rights are terminated voluntarily (typically, preparatory to an adoption) or by the court following a verdict that the parent is unfit. Also, custody should be confirmed by court order.
You have full custody and legal guardianship. The father have to go to court to get his parental rights and petition for custody, visitation and pay child support.
It is a court form to go before a court in a case to settle who will get custody of a child.