i was leaving my husband in arkansas and he was arrested so i was legally allowed to take my 2 children with me out of state and awarded custody of them. i have been living in new york for over five years now and would like to take them to see their grandparents in arkansas. i was told that ny laws arent legal in arkansas when it comes to child custody. does anyone have more information that might help me or maybe someone knows if there is some kind of temporary custody awarded for visitation to another state?

This is a serious enough matter that you should spend a few dollars and get the opinion of a family law attorney.

I have lived in my current state for more then 6mos with my child. I have court orders in my previous state. My ex husband have filed for amendment of custody and visitation. How is this possible if I am now living in another state and he is now living in a different state as well.

Either one of you may file for custody and visitation changes at any time. It doesn’t matter that you have moved to a different state. He would have to had filed for it in whatever state and county the case was first in. You will most likely be ordered to go to a court hearing in the county and state where the case was initiated. Just because you moved to a different state does not mean that he does not still have rights.

We are switching to a 50/50 agreement with the mother of my stepson. we came to this agreement ourselfs with all of our consent for the benifit of the child. but we’ll still be paying her every month for child support even though we’ll have him for an equal amount of time. What form do I need to get and how do we file it to change it?

I AM IN THE PLAYPEN WITH SWEET MILDRED ..CRAWL INTO HER SECRET SOCIETY WITH ME***

My Ex girlfriend is having my son evaluated by a pyshcologist and I would like to see this report, do I have a legal right to see this report?

no

It will go directly to the court. It is confidential.

My daughter is almost 6 months old. Her father and I have never married and now are no longer together. He is a drug addict and I want to know what my rights are as her mother. Will full/sole custody default to me since I am her mother and she has been living with me from day one? I’m a bit scared that he will try to get some sort of visitation rights and I’m not comfortable with that because of his drug addiction. Can anyone tell me what my rights are?

Did you list his name as the "father" at time of birth. If not he has no rights. If he is listed, with his previous record I doubt any court would give him visitation rights.
Is he paying child support, if so then he could seek a court ordered visitation.

If he has not been around since she was born, then tell the court that if he does try to get visitation.

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i dont want to get to personal with this but i need to give details to clarify some of the answers i am getting i know who the father of my child is we were together for a lil over a year honestly we weren’t living the best lifestyle and didnt mean to get pregnant he and his family are involved with drugs so was i but when i found out i was pregnant i completely changed my life around for my bby boy b/c he deserves the best and a fair chance at life with a good role model but the father refuses to do so him self and he thinks that he can bring my child into that world so i want to know what my rights are if he was to try to come and take the baby from me???

i really dont have time for those of you who are here to do nothing but make assumptions and insult me.i take this very seriously and im here to get real answers from poeple who know what they are talking about

He’s not the father until he establishes paternity. To do that he has to get a court order for a DNA test. If he’s a druggie, do you actually think he’ll DO that?

Don’t go putting ideas in his head about court and so forth. If he starts talking about that, you start talking about child support and BACK payments.

Also if he is a druggie, he’s NOT going to take your baby from you. He’s unfit. No court would give the kid to a drug user or dealer.

You could always be a bit cold and have friends suggest he ain’t the baby daddy….a little suspicion might just keep him away. That’s kinda crappy to do to the kid, long-term, but in the short term, if the father is a drug addict/dealer, it might be the best thing to do for now, so long as you don’t come right out and fib.

If you are going to ask him for child support, though, be prepared for visitation/shared custody efforts.

Sheesh! This BS makes me sick. There´s so many dads that DON´T WANT to be dads! Here´s a man who DOES and the mother just up and leaves with them??

He should talk to a family law attorney ASAP.

Best of luck to him

EDIT: or did I misunderstand at first? She took the kids with her or left them with him? If she left the kids with him, this does constitute abandonment in most (if not all) states. He should still seek out an attorney ASAP, as abandoment should greatly improve his chances of winning the case if she changes her mind and decides she wants her kids back.

I have tried to locate these Legal forms online, through the DHS/CPS Offices and the Juvenile Court which I have a Custody Case pending closure. I have not been able to locate these forms on ANY Legal Forms web-site,And the Social Workers in MS say they did not know what it is I am talking about. Any Suggestions????

I don’t know which county in MS you are trying to get forms for, but almost every court in the land now has their self-help forms available online on the courts’ website. Find out what local jurisdiction you’ll be filing in, and go to their website. If not, you may need to go down to the courthouse and get the packet of forms (usually they charge a nominal fee $10-30) for the packet, but it comes with pretty detailed instructions on when, what and how to file.

My sons father and i never went to court for custody. We went to mediation for visitation but he never stood my the agreements, he never took him when he was SUPPOSED to. I plan on getting married to my boyfriend and joining the navy. My question is could he take custody because of this, or will i not be able to join because he has visitation, or will it just need to be revised? He pays childsupport if that has anything to do with it.

Naturally as the baby’s father he can sue for custody at any time for any reason…..your defense is strengthened by the fact he does not maintain a presence in the baby’s life like he agreed to…. he does not visit when his son is available ; why should he object to your son not being readily available.
His suing for child custody should not impact your enlistment in the Navy.

My recommendation: Get married….have your new husband adopt the child…(this will terminate child support obviously…. meaning your ex will be inclined to support the action)…. then get on with your new family and your new life

My mother in law wants to give my husband and I custody of my sister n law (15) so that she can get a change of environment. The problem is we are military stationed in another country and we need either permanent custody or conservatorship over her, so that she can be deemed our dependent. How can we do this so that it doesn’t cost us alot (we don’t have alot of money) and fast……she has plans to fly here in two weeks.

Does the military spouse in your relationship have access to on-base legal counsel? You can’t do this without legal advice and help. It’s more than just a 15 year old going on a vacation. If she were to have a medical emergency or have to make major school decisions and so on while in your care, it might be a problem if you do not have legal papers saying you are her guardians. This involves going to court and for that, you need a lawyer.