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Can you get sole custody of your kids if they have had no contact with their father in over a year?
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∙ 11y ago
You can file for it. Whether or not it would be granted would be up to the court. What constitutes abandonment varies from location to location and any extenuating circumstances would be considered. Also the father would be located and given time to file an objection to your petition.
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