Generally, custody orders end at age eighteen and the child can choose where she wants to live.
Well you can but the court will not find that a good reason to take custody away from her.
You gain full custody for a child by telling the judge you want full custody.
If you have custody of your child and you want to give full custody back to the mother, you need to file new papers with the court. The papers will make the change in custody legal. There does not need to be a trial when both parents agree on what's best for the child unless the mother was found to be unfit.
You file a motion with the court.
Boyfriend or husband (unless he is the biological father) has no legal right to the child at all. The mother can try to go for full custody though.
Yes; he can.
Yes. Legal and physical custody granted to the mother means full, sole legal and physical custody.
Can a father in wi. get temporary full custody if mother is homeless?
If he has abandoned the mother, talk to a lawyer. There may be a law in your state that after so many years of 'abandonment' custody is automatic. Get a lawyer and file for full custody if abandonment is not the issue.
I believe that the Mother should always have full Custody.. After the father is a convicted felon
Technically the mother has the first rights, but there isn't really custody until it is taken to court. To aviod any future misunderstandings I would file full custody of the child.