QUESTION
Can my child’s father take him away from me if he is an illegal immigrant?
Asked on May 14th, 2015 on Child Custody - Wisconsin
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We've never married. He threatens to take my son if I don't marry him or if I live him. Also he sees that he will call the cops on me if I leave. I'm a US citizen.
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The father's immigration status may not mean much in a court dispute over custody and placement. Find a good family law attorney, and consider filing, or reopening, a paternity case in which the court will determine child support, legal custody and placement of the child. His taking the child away from you would in all likelihood be a crime. But the fact that some act may be a crime does not necessarily deter someone from doing it. You would benefit from retaining a good lawyer. Good Luck.
Answered on May 18th, 2015 at 11:58 AM