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Child lives with mother who has joint custody but 15 year old child wants live with father?
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∙ 14y ago
Only Indiana and Texas has laws setting out a specific age at which a child can make a choice the court is requiredto abide by, and even than there are some limitations. With those states, it is age 14. In all other states, the general rule of thumb is that a 12 year old can express and opinion, however the judge is under not legal obligation to consider, or even hear it. In either case, a motion to the court must be filed for a determination to be made. However, the child should be informed that there are alternatives to choosing to live with just one parent. The child should also be advised they can express a choice that they remain in one home and each parent can live with them for a designated period of time, than switch. This is called Bird Nest Custody.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agou must go to the court and request a modification on the divorce terms to allow the child to live with the father. If the mother agrees it is easy. if the mother objects then it gets a little harder because father will have to demostrate not only that the child wants it but that it will be in the best interest of the child that the father get the residency custody.
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∙ 13y agoYou will have to file a modification with the court. The child's wishes are not necessarily what the judge will do. The judge will take into consideration what the child wants, but ultimately will have to look at the best interest of the child.
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∙ 11y agoYou are not allowed to decide this for yourself until you are 18 so you need your parents permission and they will have to go to court and have the custody agreement changed.
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How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother?
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother in North Carolina?
How does a father who has custody of a child divorce and leave the child with the step mom child wants to be with bio mom child is 17?
Mother files motion for custody
The Child's mother dies grandma want custody of the child over the father who was married to the mother at the time of death but DNA says the father is not the biologicial father?
He can still gain custody as the presumptive father.
The agreement between 2 parents is custody to mother but weekends for father if the mother dies who would get custody?
the father gets the custody of the child if the mother dies
If father and child an US citizen and illegal mother is deported What happen to the child?
The child is an American citizen if the child was born on American soil. The child should be able to stay in the US with the father. Unless the mother takes the child with her. There could be a custody dispute between the mother and father, it should be what is best for the child.
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother?
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother in North Carolina?
Father wants custody of child and the mother is sick?
Father must petition for custody and court will weigh what situation is best for the child
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.
How does a father who has custody of a child divorce and leave the child with the step mom child wants to be with bio mom child is 17?
Mother files motion for custody
If mother wants to give full custody of the child to the father what does she have to do?
It is very rare that a Mother wants to give full custody of a child to the Father. To this all a Mother would have to do is choose to sign and give up her rights to the child in court.
The Child's mother dies grandma want custody of the child over the father who was married to the mother at the time of death but DNA says the father is not the biologicial father?
He can still gain custody as the presumptive father.
If no father is listed who has legal custody of the child?
The mother. If she dies, her parents get custody.
The agreement between 2 parents is custody to mother but weekends for father if the mother dies who would get custody?
the father gets the custody of the child if the mother dies
How can you get custody of a child when the mother left the state they where living in with the child?
You have to get a lawyer and file for custody. There are some agencies that can provide free legal counsel, contact your local child protection service.
How can you get residential custody of child as a single father?
A single father, what does that mean? Are you divorced, ever married to the mother of your child, or is the child adopted by you, or is the mother dead or out of the picture? If your question is "How does a Father obtain residential custody after a divorce or in a paternity case", then I can answer this question. Let me know what your grounds for custody are. What is it about the mother or other parent that makes it harmful for the child to remain in their care?
Does the mother of a child in Florida have sole custody of a child if the father and the mother were not married until after that child was born?
Yes, only Arizona is different.
Could father get custody if mother leaves child and moves in with friends?
If she abandons the child, yes.
