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If you file for custody of your child in California can you leave the state before the case is finilized?
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What is a petition for child custody?
It is a court form to go before a court in a case to settle who will get custody of a child.
How long does a child have to live with you in virginia before you have custody?
Custody is decided in court based on what is best for the child, not for how long the child has lived with you.
What are the laws for child custody in California?
Your question is too broad. Generally a judge determines custody based on the facts in the particular case and the best interest of the child.
How old does a child have to be before they can ask for sole custody?
Of who?
Will a parent win custody of a child and get child support if they did not get custody of a different child from a previous marriage and is behind on that child's support?
Here their chances are very slim indeed as they have not paid up for the child's support, and they may do it again or have done it before that is why they did not get custody of the child from a previous marriage.
Does a father have to return tha child to mother if there is no court order in California?
Unless they are married or he has custody he has to return the child or it will be kidnapping. If you are not married and you have not established paternity yet or have not petitioned for visitation or custody she does not have to let you see the child. When not married she automatically get custody since there is proof she is the parent.
If no court order for custody has been granted and the parents are unmarried who has the custody of a child in California?
Mother has sole custody in every state except Arizona. see link below
Where is the official child custody website for California?
Type in: google.com Then type in: U.S. Government Custody Laws for California You should find some very interesting information. Good luck Marcy
Do you have to pay child support if you have primary custody in California?
Fathers are frequently ordered to do so there, despite having primary custody. see link below
California child custody laws?
Go to: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html Typically, it is very difficult without an adoption pending. However, the link above is the place to research actual code. Here is a sample below: SECTION 7822.3 3) One parent has left the child in the care and custody of the other parent for a period of one year without any provision for the child's support, or without communication from the parent, with the intent on the part of the parent to abandon the child.
In California a father wants no custody or visitation does he still have an obligation to pay child support?
Yes, though in California the child support and visitation are linked. The less time you parent the child, the more you pay.
What is the time frame for child abandonment so father can gain full custody?
A child does not need to be abandoned by their mother for a father to be awarded full custody. If the father can demonstrate before a judge that the mother is unfit to parent, the judge can award him full custody of the child.
