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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.
8,869 Questions
Can an unwed mother give child up for adoption without the father's consent?
If the mother is unmarried and the father has never established his paternity that might be possible if the mother claims the father is unknown. If the father knows he has fathered a child he can request a DNA test to establish his paternity through the court. The child could not be adopted without his or the court's consent
When is it considered Abandonment of a child in Illinois?
In Illinois abandonment of a child is considered when a parent fails to pay child support or visit a child. This is determined on a case by case basis, and abandonment occurs within months to a year.
Can an unemployed parent be granted joint custody?
No. Losing your job is not in and of itself grounds for losing custody of your child. The parent who wants to gain custody would need to file a motion for custody and convince the court that the custodial parent is unfit and that it would be in the best interest of the child to award custody to the other parent.
What are the Colorado laws on signing over your parental rights?
In Colorado, a parent may not sign over their parental rights unless there is another spouse available and willing to adopt the minor child. This means, if a father wants to sign away his rights to his child that the mother's new husband must be willing to officially adopt the child.
How do you give up temporary legal and physical custody?
you don't. giving up or terminating your parental rights is forever. What are you trying to do. If you are trying to suspend child support for a time or need to give temporary custody of the child over to the other parent for a short time due to illness, school, business, and the like, file a "modification of final judgment of (paternity, divorce, etc) and request the change before the Judge. If the other party is in agreement, it can be done simply and at little cost to you with a stipulated agreement.
What if mother does not want child support or father to parental rights?
If she did so with a judge, she can still refile later, but not for retroactive. If it was not before a judge, than a mother can wait up to 23 years to file for up to 18 years of retroactive child support, depending on the state, and rehardless of any previous claim. see links below
When do you stop paying child support in North Dakota?
Only Texas has that law, but with significant restrictions. In all other states, it's a case by case basis, with the Judge interpreting the maturity of the child, and their intent, but this still does not override other evidence in the child's best interest. It's just a piece of the evidence.
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Biological mother's rights out weigh the rights of a grandparent and even more so in regards to a step-grandparent. I'm sorry to say this but you have as much rights to these children as the people that live down the street do. This is where the law stands in my country (Canada) and many other places in the world.
If you want to have rights to these children you will have to prove that she is a danger to her own children and is unfit to parent. If you want to terminate her parental rights you might end up fighting that in court and if you win? any future children that she gives birth to could end up taken away by children protections services and placed in foster homes and then up for adoption. But to do this you will have to prove that she's a bad parent, which is close to unlikely.
If you do undertake this it could end up very messy and the mother of these children could turn around a sue you for the trouble you have caused.
Yes. Traditionally, Domestic Violence Advocates acknowledge:
Verbal Abuse
Financial Abuse
Psychological Abuse
Physical Abuse and
Spiritual Abuse
I am sure there are more, but the acts of violence will generally fall under one of these subheadings.
When a grandmother awarded sole legal and physical custody of a grandchild what does that mean?
That means the child lives with you and you have exclusive rights to make all decisions regarding the child.
That means the child lives with you and you have exclusiverights to make all decisions regarding the child.
That means the child lives with you and you have exclusiverights to make all decisions regarding the child.
That means the child lives with you and you have exclusiverights to make all decisions regarding the child.
How does child support effect welfare?
It goes directly to the state. The mother may get $50 a month from it, depending on amount ordered.
How old before adopted child can choose residence?
The only states with specific laws addressing this is Indiana and Texas. Beyond that, they simply have a right to express and opinion.
Once custody has been awarded by a court it would take another court order to change that arrangement. The court may listen to a child's request to change custody but it is under no obligation to modify the custody order at the child's request. The court would be looking for an appropriate reason to order a change in custody such as the custodial parent being unfit and the change being in the best interest of the child.
The contracting officer can only terminate a purchase order for convenience?
When such a termination would be in the best interest of the Government
How do you respond to a motion to compel in a custody case?
If you are involved in a lawsuit the opposing side is allowed to receive certain documents from you as part of the discovery process. The documents were probably already asked for in a Request for Production. A motion to compel is a motion to the court, which if granted will force you to produce the documents to the opposing counsel, which were asked for in the Request for Production.
AnswerA motion to compel may also apply to other forms of discovery, such as a motion to compel responses to interrogatories (written questions), a motion to compel attendance at a deposition, etc.With regard to documents, state discovery laws may require the opponent receiving a document request to provide a "response" to your request for the production of documents. This "response" is to be distinguished from the actual production of the documents. You may have to bring a motion to compel a response if your request receives no response. If you receive some response but think it evasive, you might bring a motion to compel a further response. If you get a response, but the party refuses to produce documents it should produce in accordance with the response, your motion to compel is a motion to compel production.
If the court grants the motion to compel, and the party to whom/which the order is directed remains evasive or non-compliant, the other party may file a second motion to compel or a motion for sanctions. Depending upon the degree of noncompliance (or perhaps the attitude of the non-movant or the judge), the court has the power, within reason, to impose one or more categories of sanctions. These can range from yet another order compelling compliance (usually requiring compliance within a shorter time than the first order allowed), to attorney's fees, to deeming, for evidentiary purposes, that the material that would have been produced or stated in answers to interrogatories, was prejudicial to the non-compliant party. There is a great deal of discretion that is usually allowed the trial court judge in determining sanctions, but the sanctions must be commensurate to the violation.
How old does a child in Texas have to be to choose?
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.
Check link below for more info.What if there is no custody agreement and one parent will not let the other parent see the children?
The parent who is not allowed visitation should petition the court to establish their paternity and request a visitation schedule.
Can a mother file for abandonment if she will not let the children go with the father?
- It would be cruel to file abandonment charges against the father simply because he had no way of picking the child up. Arrangements could have been made. It is time both parents thought of the child and not themselves. If the father tried his best then accept it; if he is a dead beat father and the mother cannot rely on the father then file abandonment charges.
Depends....if you supported the kids for more than 6 months during the year then no, he cannot. Well, he can, but he will get audited and have to prove support for the time in question. If you didn't support the kids for more than 6 months, then no, sorry you can't claim them, unless you can prove you are still supporting the kids. If this doesn't help, contact a local CPA and find out your options.
No, a non custodial parent can not take a child out of state without the custodial parents permission. The non custodial parent could be charged with kidnapping if charges are brought against them.
Yes. It is now known that it can be diagnosed in childhood, since the underlying brain dysfunction is present at birth.
It was up until very recently believed that children cannot be diagnosed as psychopaths; the newest research, recently published, says that it starts in the womb. The condition is inborn and, so far, incurable. But neuroscience will almost certainly be able to develop some way of compensating for and even partially correcting this terrible condition with the use of computer chips and other artificial implants in the brain, and as well a certain type of specialized inpatient therapy geared to awakening as much as is possible in the person as soon as the condition is diagnosed.
== == And if you possibly can, find someone trained by Dr. Robert Hare of Canada; he has developed a specialized type of therapy that will help child psychopaths (sociopaths) veer off the destructive path and have the best life the illness allows! Arguably, he is the ONLY one who knows how to train therapists to deal with sociopaths, and has a special type of therapy developed for children with this devastating mental illness.
See his BOOK, "Without Conscience," available at online bookshops, and you'll be able to understand much more.
One of the problems with anything wrong with one's central nervous system is that if it's severe and pervasive enough, it can interfere with the autonomic and peripheral nervous systems as well. In psychopaths, such maladies as what was once called neurasthenia (a state of unnatural sedation) or epilepsy (seizure disorders) are far more frequent than in the general population. Many people who are not psychopaths have some of the more than 100 forms of peripheral neuropathy, but some of these may be more common in psychopaths.
The autonomic nervous system, which prepares the body for emergencies (fight-or-flight) is erratic and inefficient in a psychopath, which can, in some situations, lead to fatal accidents; human beings have adrenaline for a reason, and the sympathetic nervous system of a true psychopath is sluggish and cannot sustain arousal for long. (In Borderline Personality Disorder, the problem is the opposite: the sympathetic nervous system responds too easily, too strongly, and way too often!)
Aside from this is the fact that a true psychopath has an extremely peculiar brainwave pattern: while awake, their brain waves most resemble a hybrid of normal waking brain waves and alpha-level sleep waves. And they often tend to sleep deeply.
Emotionally, they are cold, detached, distant, and yet deeply resentful of normal people. They know they're missing something, and often spend most of their typically short, tragic lives avenging themselves on others for what they cannot ever enjoy. So they are not truly emotionless, but they do not love, do not know true joy, and are hostile and destructive.
This ISN'T the work of the Devil; it's Nature gone horribly awry. ANYTHING THAT CAN DAMAGE THE DEVELOPING NERVOUS-SYSTEM IN A FETUS OR VERY YOUNG CHILD CAN CAUSE OR SEVERELY EXACERBATE THIS CONDITION.
THAT INCLUDES STREET DRUGS, ALCOHOL, and even SMOKING!!!
It also includes some medications; check with your obstetrician before taking anything at all during your pregnancy!
During delivery, using a forceps to grasp the baby's head should be avoided if at all possible. Any touching of the area over the FONTANEL (soft spot on top of the baby's head) must be done with caution until the fontanel has closed.
Any head injury that causes dizziness -- even without loss of consciousness -- should be treated as a medical emergency.
And another thing: NEVER SHAKE YOUR BABY!!! NO MATTER WHAT!
Will you have to pay child support for a child who is already being claimed by another man?
No, because if they are adopted he has taken on full responsibility however if he is only living with or has only married your x then the children remain within the accepted realm of your responsibility.
Can i live with my grandparents without giving custody?
If the parents agree with the arrangement then that is possible. However, for the child's safety and best interest the grandparents should have the legal authority to arrange medical treatment and address school issues. You should consult with an attorney or other legal advocate.
Can you reverse the termination of parental rights in Nevada?
YES, you can reverse your decision if it is a voluntary termination of parental rights (as in, you chose to terminate your own rights), IF AND ONLY IF, there has been no court hearing in which that decision was finalized. There is a limbo period of time in which the termination is not "official." This is a usually a few months, but can be shorter or longer, depending on the other party's counsel and the courts. You need to act quickly! Notify the attorney in writing and also verbally that you revoke your decision to terminate your parental rights. Hire an attorney to do this, so that your attorney can verify that your revocation was received by the opposing party. If your parental rights have been terminated by an opposing party due to negative evidence against you (this is called an involunatary termination, a whole different ballgame), you can still try an appeal. There are a few grounds in which you can have the decision reversed. As always, getting a good attorney and having all your information and evidence in order is a must.
How many rights of a child are there?
depending on the state town or country any amount. also depending on the age, but minors do have rights.
What are your legal rights when you turn 18 in the state of Georgia?
An 18-year-old is considered a legal adult and therefore has all the rights as would an older person, he or she can enter into contractual agreements, vote, live independently of his or her parents/guardian, etc. The exception being those state and/or federal laws which contain age specific regulations such as the buying and consumption of alcohol which in all 50 states is 21.
