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Child Custody
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You would have to petition the court for custody and terminate the guardianship.
File a Petition to Terminate Guardianship in the Probate Court in the county where the child lives. How old is your daughter? You could also,... Read More
Yes. If you pursue custody, all of her mental health and arrest records are going to be discoverable. A mental health diagnosis does not... Read More
In Arizona, and presumably in New York, your husband could sign a document called a consent to adoption. This document would state that he consents... Read More
Talk with your attorney, he or she knows best. You do need to file an answer to the petition for termination. For what it is worth, you petition... Read More
By the laws of that country.
See an attorney, this is best done with an order of the court.
You could give a power of attorney, but that will only go so far if he wants the kids. Grandma should file a petition for guardianship and you... Read More
Talk to a custody attorney about giving up your parental rights. Also you need to discuss the potential parental rights of the biological parent.
Maybe, but there would have to be a good reason for them not to be around you: have you murdered anybody, have you abused children, do you abuse... Read More
This is not, in today's world, normally a determinative factor.
Probably, unless the GAL is in the retraining order case. Even then the judge has to order a change in custody. In Idaho the GAL would not have the... Read More
Discuss this with your attorney, but if the restraining order is against him being with the children then that would preclude visitation. However,... Read More
The order of the court trumps any recommendation, unless it is made an order.
You haven't said anything about your sister's father, who would be the natural alternative to her mother. If neither parent can provide appropriate... Read More
From the facts as you present them it sounds like you have been the primary caretaker of this child while Dad is in jail, and there is no reason... Read More
Don't know. You will have to ask the people that are having you come in. Thinking really sneaky, it could be that your DNA is associated with a... Read More
There are not enough facts here, but it could probably mean that so go for the background check.
You could ask your attorney to petition the court to interpret these orders.
You can try if she meets the standards as a bad mother listed in the law. You need to speak with an attorney to work this through the court.
The order is what it is.
If there is an order of the court it controls, if it is a permission to pick up at school it is necessary only for non-parent pick up. See an... Read More
Yes if the other parent agrees (in writing to protect you). However, you are better off going to family court and getting a custody order that allows... Read More
Don't leave your child there or basically you can be viewed as giving up your custody rights. If you do leave him there, you can file a petition for... Read More