Yes. If he chooses to be overseas when all reasonable chances and alternate options have been given, then he obviously isn't too worried about what the judgment will be.
establish custody
Not unless they are a minor and you have parental custody or guardianship
Father must petition for custody and court will weigh what situation is best for the child
If the father is named on the birth certificate then the mother will have to file a writ of habeas corpus to request sole custody of the child. The father will be notified of the action and will be given a chance to contest it. The court will then rule as to which parent should retain custody or if it should be shared and if the child can be taken outside of the country. If father is not named on the child's birth certificate all the mother must do is present the birth cerificate at the time she applies for a passport for the child.
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother in North Carolina?
Normally, when a married couple are divorced, and there is a child involved, the court will issue a ruling about who has custody. A mother may lose custody if she has been deemed by the court to be an unfit mother or a danger to the child, in which case the ex-husband would gain sole custody. If no such ruling has been made, then the ex-husband would have no right to simply take the child without permission. That is a form of kidnapping.
A child does not need to be abandoned by their mother for a father to be awarded full custody. If the father can demonstrate before a judge that the mother is unfit to parent, the judge can award him full custody of the child.
The mother. If she dies, her parents get custody.
sounds like kdnap to me. does the father have custody?
if father dead, you need custody of child
When, in the opinion of the court, granting the father custody would be in the best interests of the child.
only if mum has custody