No. Legal custody must be established by a court order.
That's not up to the child. That is up to the courts. And temporary custody would have to go to the court system. If the mother does not already have partial custody of the child, chances are she will not be able to unless something happens to the father. And it also depends on what the charges are against her and how old she is.
If you're saying can you ignore and violate the court orders? Yes, but then you would be in Contempt of Court, resulting in change of custody order being made permanent and not just temporary.
That means they have custody of you and decide over you. Your mother also decide over you and she can end the temporary custody whenever she likes. So you can not decide anything until you are 18yo.
Not without a a first right of refusal in the current custody orders, or custody modification
Custody is determined by the courts.
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother in North Carolina?
Yes, the parents have to pay child support. They can give you temporary custody.
It depends on the courts. If you have been out of the picture re your child(ren) for more than 2 years, the courts may give full custody to the mother. However, if you can show you are making a committment to becoming the father you should have been then the courts may give you partial custody. It's worth a shot. Good luck Marcy Generally speaking, once parental rights are terminated, that's it.
No. Only the grandparents who have custody over you can give you consent to do so. And even then, they may not be able to give you permission to live with your other grandparents, depending on why you other grandparents were not given custody over you in the first place.
No he does not.
If the father has legal custody the child should live with him. What does the custody agreement say?
No. The biological father have rights. Unless the court find him unfit to have custody then there might be a chance.