An adult who is not the mother or the father.
In a lawsuit, an intervenor is a third party that enters the case because he has some issues at stake. In a custody lawsuit, an intervenor would probably be a third party that has some claim of custody over the child.
Being a secured creditor will have absolutely no impact on a child custody case.
It is a court form to go before a court in a case to settle who will get custody of a child.
If you do not respond to a supeona, a court issued document, you can be charged with contempt of court.
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.
If you are a party to the case you have the right to request a copy of any legal documents that you are named in such as a divorce decree or custody order, at your local courthouse.
A third-party beneficiary contract is an agreement where a third party gains rights or benefits from the contract, even though they are not one of the primary parties involved. For example, if a parent purchases a life insurance policy and names their child as the beneficiary, the child is a third-party beneficiary. In this case, the insurance company has a contractual obligation to pay the child upon the parent's death, even though the child did not participate in the contract negotiations.
It is possible for a non-US citizen to go to court in a custody case for a child. If one party is an illegal immigrant, they may be subject to deportation.
You petition the court to modify the custody order.
For the grandparents to get the custody over the parent, they have to go through a court case and prove to their case to have custody.
family court
Often, a family member assumes custody of the child, either on their own (in which case they need to get legal custody ASAP) or through the State's child protection/child welfare agency.