Can a father after 8 years decide he wants joint custody just because you asked for a review on child support?

No, if the mother voluntarily gives cutody to someone else, she can no longer be paid child support because she no longer has custody of the child. What happens now is the father can obtain custody because he does have rights or the person who has custody and have legal guardianship can file for assistance in which child support can be included or filed.

No, both parents have equal rights to the child. If the child is currently living with the father, then he has established temporary custody. A court will need to decide upon a formal custody and child support agreement.

In Alabama custody and visitation have nothing to do with child support. Not sure about other states.

Yes, if the father is not given custody he will be obligated to keep paying support to whomever the court awards custody or guardianship of the children.

My answer to that would be 'No'. The father is responsible for providing child-support regardless of who has custody of the child; at least until the age of 18.

A father can gain custody by going back to court probably with an attorney. The judge will have to decide that the switch is in the best interest of the child.

Filing for child support has no bearing on the issue of custody. Custody is decided on the basis of the welfare of the child. To get custody of a child, the father would have to demonstrate that he would do a better job as parent. I will add that even if you do need financial assistance, that does not in any way suggest that you are not a good mother. Those are separate issues.

Only if approved by the judge.

The parent who will have physical custody is the parent who can request child support. The parent who will have physical custody is the parent who can request child support. The parent who will have physical custody is the parent who can request child support. The parent who will have physical custody is the parent who can request child support.

You may have to pay child support to the one who has custody of your children.

Of course not. Child support payments are paid over to the parent with legal physical custody.

How does he have any visitation rights with a custody and child support order?

It's all up to the courts to decide. A mother can request full sole legal custody of the child even if the father has visitation rights and pays child support. The mother does need to prove to the courts why full sole legal custody is in the child's best interest.

Presumably the father will take full custody of the child and he should notify the court of the death so the child support order can be terminated. Presumably the father will take full custody of the child and he should notify the court of the death so the child support order can be terminated. Presumably the father will take full custody of the child and he should notify the court of the death so the…

If he doesn't have physical custody then generally he must pay child support.

No. If there's a court order against the father, which resulted in any kind of arrears, the father is still responsible for it. Arrears are paid and there's no statute of limitations on it, as well as, any support and/or custody modifications.

Yes he can. The court will award full custody to the mother or to a legal guardian if necessary. However, the father will be required to pay child support.

The fathers financial responsibility to his children does not end because the courts have decided that custody should go exclusively to the mother or others.

Yes the father would still have to pay child support if he did not have custody of the child and the mother did not work.

It is highly unlikely that a grandmother would be given custody just because the father lives out of state. If there are other factors such as abuse by the father then, possibly, but not certainly. The court would look at the case carefully and decide what is best for the child

She can probably get her father to appeal for custody.

Do what the court says, but fight for it.

If the divorce ordered the father to pay support, he owes that support until/unless the order is modified.

No. A child is no one's property. An unmarried mother has sole custody until the father establishes his paternity in court. Once paternity is established the father can petition for custody and/or visitation and the court can prepare a child support order as necessary if the mother retains sole physical custody. No. A child is no one's property. An unmarried mother has sole custody until the father establishes his paternity in court. Once paternity is…

Generally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Once paternity is established in court, the father can request visitations or custody through the court. If the mother retains physical custody she can request that the court issue a child support order. If the father gets physical custody he can request a child support order.