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No, custody is court ordered and it can only be modified in court.
You have to go to court and petition for custody. Unless her parents are unfit you will not get custody though.
The court would have to award you custody.
You will probably have to pay child support until the decision is made and the court decides what to do. That means you pay until there is a court order saying you no longer pay. Court orders do not necessarily make sense but they are the law.
No. The NCP must return to court to get legal custody and terminate the support order.
Yes, a mother can fight for custody. Unfortunately, the courts are going to tell you no, if you can't prove the change in custody is beneficial to the child's well being.There were reasons why the father was granted custody in the first place. Generally, there must be a change in circumstances in order to take the case back to court. If nothing has changed there is no reason for the court to spend time going over the same case again. Perhaps the mother can prove to the court that the factors leading the court to award custody to the father have been addressed. Perhaps the child is better off with the father. The mother needs to convince the court that a change in custody is in the best interest of the child and not the mother's interest.
If this is court ordered.
You are going to have to file a custody petition through Family Court or Domestic Court or Juvenile Court or whatever it's called down there. Be ready for a pretty extensive and intensive background investigation.
No. You can petition the court and request that your information be kept sealed and confidential. You can obtain help and free information at your local domestic violence center.
If the original decree gave full custody to the father, then only the father can relinquish said custody. You will need to hire an attorney to figure out the legal implications required to take on such a task. But is it possible to give away custody of her without going to court? All my mom did was sign papers and send them to my dad who has not even filed them.
Custody disputes are always an issue that has to be decided by the court. There are certain aspects of custody agreements that are mediated by social service representatives and legal counsels. However the final decision is always made by a Family/Domestic court judge.
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