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No, however the chances of you getting primary custody are slim to none. The other parent would have to be deceased, or proven unfit for the child. Which with 5 domestic violence charges, you would be proven unfit immediatley.
It would be better if you were married, but there are other, less pleasant ways she can get custody. See related link.
Sole custody would be highly unlikely, regardless of the mother's alledged mental condition. When a couple are not married, the law presumes the birth mother to have sole and permanent custody of the minor child. The male must establish paternity (preferably by DNA testing) before any issues concerning the child (child support, visitation, custody, etc.) will be addressed by the court.
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Fathers are frequently ordered to do so there, despite having primary custody. see link below
If you have primary custody you rule the child's life. You're the parent in charge but the other parent may still be entitled visitation.
Not necessarily. In most cases, the marital residence should be sold as part of the divorce would be equalization of assets and debts. If the residence can easily be kept, then parents should try to amicably work out a shared custody arrangement so the children have equal time with both parents if possible. This means that one residence does need to be deemed the primary, which is what would be on school forms, doctors etc, but that does not change the custody arrangement.
By determining that the right of a parent to primary custody of the child supersedes the best interest of the child.
Yes if she could prove that the child is better off in her primary care. If the child is thriving and safe with you, it would be hard for her to prove. But custody can change at anytime so she has the right to file.
Yes they can, unless you showed the school a court order preventing access to the child.