I think you need to talk to her straight up and make a deal, then it can be fair, if she doesn't agree, take it to court.
Yes. In custody court it can be established that the mother is unable to properly and safely care for the children due to her unstable psychiatric history. Supervised visits with the mother may also be court ordered.
If the mom has custody. If they have to split custody then no she doesn't.
Her mother, Prim, Peeta's father, and Gale.
Probably not until the minor has achieved the age of 18. This can change, however, depending on the individual state laws.
Basically it means getting to be the legal guardian of children. For example, if a couple divorces and the mother is given custody of the children, she then becomes the children's legal guardian and they will usually live with her, often with visits from the father.
Sole custody means you have all the power. You can choose to keep the father out of their life until the children turn 18 if you want to or you can allow visits.
oh, the conjugal visits have worked out i see....
It's likely, but I don't think that you could legally demand custody. You could work out some arrangements with the custodial step father and the biological father concerning visits and vacations, but you will still need a court order that gives you custody.
Answer for England and Wales: Absolutely not.
Prim and Katnisses mother, Gale Hawthorne and Peetas father
If the father has visitation rights and the mother refuses to allow the father those rights, then the father can sue the mother in a civil contempt proceeding. If she doesn't have a good reason for disallowing the visitation then she can be held in contempt of court. There are various remedies including giving the father more visitation to make up for the visitation that was disallowed by the mother or even giving the father custody, but usually, the judge will just order the mother to allow the visits. His paying or not paying child support has nothing to do with whether or not he gets visitation (i.e. he gets visitation regardless of whether or not he is current with child support).
Once the father's paternity has been established in court she has to be able to prove he is unfit or the court will allow him his rights. If she refuses even though there is a visitation order she would be in contempt of a court order and could eventually lose custody if she continues to interfere with his visits.