Unless the person who moved in is a danger to your child, this may not change anything in regards to your custody battle. Some people do not end up being divorced for may years after the breakdown of a marriage, so it's tough to say when it's the right time to begin a new relationship.
That being said, even while in the midst of a court battle, no-one can dictate whether a former spouse can move on with their life or not, and even when they do, that doesn't take away anyone's parental rights to the children.
The fact that a parent is seeing someone else before a divorce takes place should have no impact on custody whatsoever, unless the other parent feels that the third party would have a negative impact on the child, or would endanger the child in any way. As each case is judged individually, you need to get a lawyer.
You have the visitation rights that were established in the divorce, and you have no custody rights.
Yes, in most cases.
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He has every right to go back to court to petition for joint custody, yes.
It depends on your legal status before and after the father left. If you are married then he still has full parental rights until a court renders a custody order. If you have been divorced custody should have been addressed in the divorce decree. If you were never married and he has no previously established custodial rights then you have full legal custody.
The father will have to take the mother of the child back to court if the divorce is already finalized. Custody should have been determined during the divorce so if 1 party wants to change that, they will have to take the other person back to court again.
Ira Victor has written: 'Fathers and custody' -- subject(s): Custody of children, Divorce, Father and child
YES, IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, YOU NEED TO ASK FOR CUSTODY AS PART OF THE DIVORCE SETTLEMENT. THIS WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO DO IT BECAUSE IF SOCIAL SERVICES ALREADY TOOK THE CHILDREN FROM THE MOTHER , THE JUDGE WOULD EASILY GRANT YOU CUSTODY THE CHILDREN.
No, but the father can get the custody if he proves that the mother has bad habits like alcoholic or consume drugs.
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James Novak has written: 'The Wisconsin father's guide to divorce and custody' -- subject(s): Popular works, Divorce, Custody of children, Law and legislation, Fathers, Legal status, laws