QUESTION
Can you help with a child custody question please?
Asked on Apr 13th, 2016 on Child Custody - Nevada
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My stepson, Ayden, is 5. I married his mom when he was 1 and that was in 2013. We share joint custody with his biological father and he was awarded visitation as follows: 4 days a month with a 30 day notice. Even years: Christmas, odd: Thanksgiving. Since 2013 he's exercised his rights 6 times. His job requires a lot of travel. Ayden is in preschool, paua youth soccer and loves his sister. He's lived with his mom his whole life and with the birth of us for 4 years, never with his biological. We've paid all the medical, dental, food, clothes, etc. We recurve $450 a month on child support. We are being sent to meditation because his dad now wants 7 days a month with no notice and more rights. Ayden barely knows who he is. Do we have a valid case to file for sole legal custody? Thank you so much for your time, -Dave
1 ANSWER
A case? Sure. So does the bio father, presumably -- if it was black and white clear, you would not be asking this kind of question, and the devil is always in the details of such cases -- in this case the precise history, not just how much time was exercised but why (forced or by choice, most basically), and even more importantly, what has now changed, and why it has changed.
For the rules, the relevant statutory factors list (what the judge will be weighing), and a lot more background and reference material, see http://www.willicklawgroup.com/child-custody-and-visitation/.
But to actually get an answer to your question that will mean anything -- and to adequately prepare for what is coming -- you need to consult with a family law specialist well versed in every aspect of child custody cases and knowledgeable about the process, the judge you will be in front of, and host of other more subtle matters. You should get that consultation as soon as possible.
Answered on Apr 17th, 2016 at 12:23 PM