Questions about the legal issues of child custody, i.e. the rights and responsibilities of parents or legal guardians towards their minor children. Some jurisdictions refer to the concept of parenting time and parenting responsibilities rather than custody.
Questions tagged [child-custody]
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If a man's name is on the birth certificate, but all were aware that he is not the blood father, and the couple separates, is he responsible legally?
Mother was already pregnant with twins when they got back together. She asked him to be on the birth certificate so that the bio dad couldn't have any claims on them.
The bio dad has not ever even asked about them or their well being.
The man in…
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Can a surrogate be guilty of kidnapping?
If the pregnant party/surrogate mother, during the pregnancy, formed a bond with her unborn baby(s) such that she felt she could not give them up and so she decided to leave, give birth and keep the baby as her own, would she be guilty of…
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Can you appeal a case after a higher court renders a favorable opinion about a law?
In the U.S. Supreme Court's case, 'Monasky v. Taglieri', an opinion was rendered regarding how jurisdiction findings related to 'Habitual Residence' under the Hague Convention are determined.
Could parties who have lost previous cases appeal their…
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Are wills that easily contested?
I've seen multiple situations in TV shows, fictional and nonfictional, where wills or other expressions of post-mortem wishes have been contested for reasons that seemed trivial.
One was a man who named his friends, a successful married couple, who…
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Can a Guardian (parent) force a 17 year old to move out of their house in Colorado?
My Father, who has custody of me, has threatened to force me to move out of his house. If I am 17, and live in Colorado can he make me move out?
He doesn't seem to care who I move in with but I think he is assuming I'll move in with my Mom (who does…
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What legal options exist to enforce strict compliance with parenting agreements?
Suppose a parenting agreement that is part of divorce in Georgia, U.S., specifies that parent A shall deliver a child to parent B in the morning before school. One day parent A, without notice to parent B, delivers the child directly to…
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Is it illegal to act against the parents' wishes when taking care of a minor?
When taking care of a minor with permission of the parents, what is the legal force of any rules the parents set?
For example, if I look after someone's child, and they tell me the child may not climb trees, or may not drink alcohol or may not see…
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Child kidnap - Enforce return to country of origin of children visiting the USA
Scenario: A divorced US citizen (call him "parent A") living abroad plans a trip to the US with their and "parent B"'s child (under 18 yo). Before leaving the country of origin, A shares a trip schedule with B, and B approves them leaving the…
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Parenting plan by youngest or oldest
In modification agreements, do the courts go by the youngest or oldest childs age when deciding parenting plans. The age desparity is by 4 years difference being 2/6.
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Can a person sign a contract committing to never taking an ex-spouse to Family Court?
Can a person sign a contract committing to never taking an ex-spouse to Family Court?
For example, as part of a divorce agreement, my (soon to be) ex-spouse wants me to put money aside in escrow that my ex can use in the event that I open up a case…
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What are the minimum requirements for obtaining joint custody in Arkansas?
State: Arkansas.
A parent wishes to obtain joint custody for a 3-year-old child. What are the minimum requirements for the following:
Apartment: Is it necessary for a parent to have a 2-bedroom apartment, or is a 1-bedroom apartment…
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Who is more likely to get custody, mother's grandparents or non-biological-father divorcing the wife?
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A husband is divorcing the wife, and he is NOT the biological father of the couple's children
this is because she cheated on him (unknown to him until divorce)
until the divorce time he didn't know he was not the sperm donor.
he's…
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Reduce risk of large child support payments for life
Lets say hypothetically there is a man and a women. The man makes a relatively high income and is involved romantically with the women.
The women asks the man frequently to have a child with her. The man is hesitant as while he thinks it is unlikely…
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Have a child but reduce the risk of child support
Lets say a Man and a Women agree to have a child. But the Man want's to make sure that before they have a child the man is granted full custody over the child and that the women can never file for child support.
Isn't this already kind of done in…
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Child custody after divorce
If an illegal immigrant has a kid with a person who has dual citizenship. They want to divorce but the dual citizenship person wants to move to her home country with the kid with out consent of the illegal immigrant. Can they do that with out the…
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