Can a chronic alcoholic mother get custody of a child?
If the father of a child is no longer alive, but he left behind his estates and wealth for the child. The mother of the child was ex-wife of the father. can she get custody of her by law and lives to take advantage of her.
Not unless she lost her rights to her child. If not, as the mother she is the only one who has rights to their daughter. Now, if the father left his estate and money for the child he would have needed to assign someone who handles everything, if he has no parents to fight this then the mother of his child would be able to go to court to petition for this right to use the money etc. At the very least a relative can ask that the money be held in a bond till the child reaches a certain age like 18, 21, or 25 etc. and that no one can touch the money without court approval. If he has property they can ask that it be sold off and the remaining money be also put in bond for the child.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:15 am
Yes. there are plenty of alcoholic mothers out there. Unless someone comes forward to take the child who is willing and able to prove that the mother is an unfit parent.
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January 31st, 2010 at 2:51 am
absolutely. In most cases being the only living biological parent she’s basicly has it if she wants it.
Being an alcoholic or whatever doesn’t change the fact she’s the parent and 90 percent of the time you hear this parent is an alcoholic its just the other family making crap and the courts will probably not listen anyways.
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January 31st, 2010 at 3:02 am
Yes. She is the mother. Unless there is evidence that she poses a threat to the safety of the child, or that it is harmful for the child to live there. If that can be proved – then the State will take custody of the child. The mother can still go into rehab – get a doctor to say she is cured – and no longer a risk to the child – and ask for custody back. Hell, look at Brittany Spears!
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January 31st, 2010 at 3:21 am
Yes.
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January 31st, 2010 at 4:02 am
Not unless she lost her rights to her child. If not, as the mother she is the only one who has rights to their daughter. Now, if the father left his estate and money for the child he would have needed to assign someone who handles everything, if he has no parents to fight this then the mother of his child would be able to go to court to petition for this right to use the money etc. At the very least a relative can ask that the money be held in a bond till the child reaches a certain age like 18, 21, or 25 etc. and that no one can touch the money without court approval. If he has property they can ask that it be sold off and the remaining money be also put in bond for the child.
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January 31st, 2010 at 4:16 am
obviously as the court gives custody to either of the bilogical parents in your case as your only parent available your going to get the custody automaticcally,you better consult a good child custody expert who can advice you on the case..good luck
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http://custodyofachild.blogspot.com/
January 31st, 2010 at 4:33 am
If the father was smart he put the estate into a trust for when the child turns 18 or 21.
As for the custody, if the child is a minor the mother has the right to seek custody. If she is a functioning alcoholic, meaning she has a job and a place to live that is safe and not on someones couch, people will be hard pressed to take the child from her. However, if she is a fall down drunk with nothing but a friends couch to sleep on then grandparents and older siblings are the next in line and could mount a case that she is unfit and get custody of the child.
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January 31st, 2010 at 5:00 am
If he was smart, he would have put it all into a trust with specific restrictions.
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