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Custody
A person having custody of a child exercises exclusive parental authority and responsibility over the child’s physical provisions, moral and emotional health, medical treatment, discipline, religion, property, control, and place of residence.
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Can a 16-year-old choose to live with his non custodial parent in Missouri?
Once you are 14 years of age you can choose if you want to live with your mother or your father. you have to talk to a judge about it so they can make it legal for you to move in with your other parent and make it so they have costody over you. ~Erica~ Minors are not allowed to choose with whom they wish to live, this includes parents, grandparents and other relatives. In cases of parental custodianship the court usually does not intervene when a minor moves from the custodial parent's home to the non custodial parent's home until (unless) the custodial parent files a request to have the minor returned to the primary residence. The matter can become very involved especially if there is a child support order in place pertaining to the non custodial parent. If this is the case said parent cannot cease paying child support without the risk of being in contempt of a court order and thereby incurring futher legal difficulties.
In Washington does a sixteen year old have the choice of which parent they want to live with?
Yes. The court (I'm guessing this is a divorce thing) will usually honor a sixteen year old's request.
No.
Minors are not allowed to decide with whom the wish to reside.
A judge may speak with the child concerning issues such as the school they attend, friends, neighborhood, extracurricular activites and so forth.
Custodial decisions are always based upon what is in the best interest of the child and not the preference of any of the involved parties.
When can you choose which parent you want to live with?
In most states, if your parents are divorced or getting a divorce, you should be able to have some input. The judge has the final say, but you can have a Child Advocate to help and advise you how to do this. Call your County Courthouse for more info.
no Giving up your rights to your child in no way protects you from paying child support. Having rights protects you; financial support protects your child. You may want to consider what it means to be a parent even if you don't want to be involved in your child's life. This is a responsibility of yours, like any other moral and financial obligation. All states have procedures for the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights. The court generally grants such a petition to allow the child(ren) to become eligible for adoption by the new spouse of the father or mother or other qualified persons. The non-custodial parent who files for TPR and meets all requirements may or may not be allowed to be relieved of all parental obligations including financial support of biological children. Such decisions are made by the presiding judge and cases are adjudicated based upon their individual merit.
If your 17 year old daughter has a baby do you still have to pay child support?
Regardless of the situation, the obligated parent must adhere to the court order of support until the order is amended or rescinded by the court of jurisdiction. The father cannot arbitrarily stop child support payments, he will have to file a lawsuit (petition) in the appropriate state court to have the child support amended or stopped. Unless the young woman falsified the documents needed to obtain public assistance, the state's division of child support enforcement or social services would be aware that her father is paying support also, and that would in all likelihood indicate the support order now in place would hold up if contested.
What age can a child choose which parent they want to live with according to Ohio Law?
Not until you're 18 - a legal adult - can you make the choice. As a juvenile, you can't chose which parent to live with. You can, however, petition the court to hear your reasons or have one of your parents petition the court on your behalf.
If you have full custody can you leave the state?
- Last year I took my daughter on vacation with me to Mexico. Her father and I were never married and he has no legal custody or visitation, but it was necessary for me to have a notarized letter of consent stating that he was okay with me taking her on vacation. We also both needed to be present for her to acquire a passport.
- Yes you do need the other parents permission either written or in present. My sister-in-law and her single mother friend tried to take her three year old daughter on vacation to Costa Rica and were denied.
- I think it all depends on the country, I am going to Dominican Republic to visit family and I called the consulate and they told me that as long as I have a passport I can take her since I am her mother and have basically full custody.
- Even if it weren't out of the country you need a notarized paper stating you have permission from the other parent to travel with your son/daughter and they have to sign the paper.
- Canada is reported to be more strict than the US about children traveling alone with one parent often asking for custody documentation or parental consent forms.
The anecdotes offered above are very helpful. The advice is the same for either a mother or father traveling alone with a child. If you are traveling alone with your child you should be aware that concerns about parental abductions have made border officials more vigilant when they find a child traveling alone with one parent. You should be prepared to produce documentation such as a letter of authorization or travel consent signed by the other parent. In some countries you may not be asked for it. In others, you will be detained until your authorization can be reviewed by officials. The child may even be questioned about the other parent. You should also note that you may have trouble re-entering the country of origin.
In the United States new requirements have been added in response to child abductions and trafficking. To get a passport your child must apply in person with:
- one or both parents depending on the circumstances;
- birth certificate;
- with one parent who must submit the second parents notarized statement of consent;
- adoption decree;
- court order establishing sole legal custody;
- court order specifically permitting travel with the child;
- judicial declaration of incompetence of the non-applying parent;
- death certificate of non-applying parent
A parent traveling abroad with their child must provide U.S immigration officials with a notarized consent from the other parent for the child to travel abroad. You should consult an attorney to have the proper documentation prepared.
In California what age can a child legally choose to live with a grandparent?
At the age of eighteen.
Will the father of your son still have to pay child support if he is unemployed?
Yes, if the order is still in effect. He must obey the child support order or he will be found in contempt of a court order. If his income has decreased he can petition the court to modify the child support order.
Do you have to pay child support if you don't have custody of your child?
If there is an order through the courts for you to pay child support...then you must pay child support! If circumstances have changed since the last order was made by the court, you need to go back to court and have the support and custody orders modified.
If you just don't want to pay child support because you have possession of the kids for the month of July...that is too bad. You are still not the custodial parent and you are still ordered to pay child support. Child support was designed to allow the custodial parent to maintain a certain way of life for your child...and even though your child is with you for visitation doesn't mean you aren't still responsible for providing the support the court ordered.
It will depend on the jurisdiction and the manner in which maintenance is calculated. In my case the mother and I share the total combined costs of our daughter in proportion to our incomes. It works out that I pay 60% and she pays 40%. That applies whether our daughter is resident with me or with her mother.
In California, as well as several states, visitation and access time is considered a deductible item in the calculations for child support. The drawback of this is that the custodial parent will deny the other parent access for some period of time, than file for an increase in support.
In other states, for extended Summer visitation, this is often figured into the calculations, than the payment averaged out, however it is not mandatory and depends on whether your attorney raised the question. For this, you will need to check your case file to see what was considered. Talk to the Clerk of the Court about that. While you're at it, purchase a copy of all the relevant material, including a new copy of your custody orders, for your personal files. You should check this file yearly.
In states like Missouri, when you've had the child for 30 days, you can request the child support stop. The drawback of this is that visitation is never set for longer than four weeks.
see links below
If the father has joint custody of child how can he get full custody?
If the mother is raising the child and the father has custody the mother should return to court and petition for custody and child support, especially if this is a matter of control. She should consult with an attorney or other legal advocate.
Is it possible for social services to decide and to take away your kids without a court order?
The termination of parental rights can only be done by the judge in the court of jurisdiction. Social Services (DFS, CPS etc.) can remove children from a home and place them into protective custody until the case has been throughly investigated and is ruled upon by the court.
Do you still pay child support after child turns 18?
Yes, in most states you have to keep paying until the child turns 19 if they are still enrolled in a state accredited school. I am actually going through this in the state of Ohio. My child turned18 on August 25 and is still in school but has moved in with her boyfriend and I now have grounds to terminate my child support order. If necessary you should be prepared to do any investigative work on your own time and money because they do not go any farther than a phone call to the school and the payee.
Is it a crime if a father forcefully take infant out of house without mother's consent?
If you mean that the father hit the mother, and that is the reason she left the father, then no, that is not grounds to obtain custody. The courts usually award custody to the mother, unless she is unable to care for the child, or if she has been proven an unfit parent. Hitting a woman, especially the mother of your child, may actually go against you in a custody suit against the mother, and the mother had every right to take the child and leave if the father of her child hit her. The courts may also look at it as if the father hits the mother, then he may hit the child, too.
If you sign over our right as a parent in the state of mass do you still have to pay child support?
No, but you can't. see links
CAN custodial parent prohibit child from using cell phone purchased vy non-custodial parent?
Yes
You have the authority to take away any gift to the child by the other parent, but consider how that would be viewed by the courts. I assume you want to limit the child talking to the other parent?What are the main child rights?
Children generally have particularly no rights at all until they are 16.
So, no Children's rights have been infringed. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights applies to people of all ages.
Children do have rights, but they are mainly defensive individuals and in the command of their parents and others. If a child is being abused in some way, there rights are being exploited. Their are organisations that are working in explaining to children their rights as individuals, in schools and such like. Long may they flourish.
What age can a child choose witch parent to live with in Washington?
Minors are not allowed to make that decision, if the parents cannot reach an agreement concerning custody the issue will be decided by a judge. Judges make such decisions based solely on what is in the best interest of the child and not what the child, the parents, nor any interested party prefers. Usually at the age of 12, a child will have more say in the eyes of a judge
If your parental rights were terminated and your child was legally adopted your chances are slim that any court will reverse that order. Think of your child. If the child was adopted and has adapted to a new family it would be extremely disruptive to remove the child from that home. There must have been extreme circumstances for the court to terminate your parental rights in the first place. Your problems and instability should not continue to affect the child. You should consult with an attorney who can review your situation and explain your options, if any, or your lack of rights to be involved in your child's life.
If the father doesn't have legal custody then he can get into a lot of trouble. He must send the child home and try to address the situation through the family court. He should not encourage the child's behavior not try to alienated the child from his mother.
If the father doesn't have legal custody then he can get into a lot of trouble. He must send the child home and try to address the situation through the family court. He should not encourage the child's behavior not try to alienated the child from his mother.
If the father doesn't have legal custody then he can get into a lot of trouble. He must send the child home and try to address the situation through the family court. He should not encourage the child's behavior not try to alienated the child from his mother.
If the father doesn't have legal custody then he can get into a lot of trouble. He must send the child home and try to address the situation through the family court. He should not encourage the child's behavior not try to alienated the child from his mother.
Do your parents have custody over you if you are 18 and still in high school?
No. By law, you are considered an adult at age eighteen.
It depends upon the laws of the state in which you reside.
Four US states have age of majority laws higher than the age of 18, other states have compulsory education laws that could apply in the situation cited.
Putting yourself on child support a good idea?
Not being ordered to pay court costs by waiting for them to do it. see links below
What percentage is taken out for child support with one child?
in Michigan they can take up to 65% of your check. That is why most people that get behind stop working as they work 40 hours a week and don't bring enough home to even cover expenses to go to work let alone live on.
If a parent makes a child bleed can the child hit the parent?
I would counsel you to contact the state family services department in whatever state you live in. As far as I know it is illegal to hit a minor in most states. Just by you asking the question, can you hit your parents. It tells me you and your parents need counseling or separation.If you have another question about this, write me. Please do not do anything rash.
Your parents SHOULD NEVER hit you! I would probably ht them back but you might have to analyse the situation better it will make them angrier and remember they are most likeky stronger than you and it might make the situation worse. Be rash. You should talk to someone you trust and if it cotinues you should seriously consider legal charges.
