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Both parents would need to consent to the appointment of the grandparents as legal guardians. If there is no consent, the grandparents would need to provide compelling evidence that the parents are unfit. The court would evaluate the situation and render a decision.
The factors used to determine that a parent is unfit are generally governed by state laws with child endangerment being the determining factor. The following include some of the reasons a parent may be declared unfit:
- physical, emotional and sexual abuse
- excessive discipline
- failure to protect the child from abuse by others
- failure to report abuse of the child
- neglect- failure to provide food, clothing, proper hygiene, necessary medical treatment, schooling
- failure to provide proper medical care
- failure to provide day to day parental care
- serious illness or disability
- mental illness
- substance abuse or addiction
- Alcoholism
- criminal activity and/or associations
- incarceration
- conduct or conditions that are seriously detrimental to the child
- abandonment
- child endangerment
- leaving the child unattended or in the care and supervision of a child or otherwise incompetent person
- a failure to provide adequate supervision
- unsafe living conditions
- a medical condition that makes it impossible for the parent to adequately care for the child
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If a person dies and the baby's father is in jail could the maternal grandparents get full custody of the child?
The baby's grandparents could get custody.
If a child adopted by grandparents let the father who relinqushed his rights see the child?
Yes they can, but it is strictly voluntary.
Can a child be adopted if the mother has full sole legal custody and the father does not?
Yes, but the father must be notified of the proceeding.
If father has primary custody and goes to work out of state and step mother stays home with child can the mothers grandparents try to get custody for that time?
They have no court standing
If the mother allows the child to move to their grandparents without informing the father of the change what can he do?
File a claim of child abandonment and for custody. see links below
If father has primary custody and goes to work out of town and step mother stays home with child can the mothers grandparents try to get custody for that time?
can try, but they would not have standing
Does the father have any custodial rights in Texas if the mother has custody but the child lives with the grandparents?
Do you have a court order saying you have visitation? Are you the biological father? If so then YES. Go back to court and file for custody.
Can paternal grandparents legally keep the unwed mother of the child away from the child through a power of attorney of the child's unwed father?
Of course not. In the United States an unwed mother has sole custody of her child until the father has established his paternity legally, in court. Then he must petition for custody and/or visitation rights. He cannot make any changes in the custody of the child via a power of attorney. The unwed mother should exercise her parental rights aggressively and not allow grandparents or the father to take control of her "rights".
How can you get residential custody of child as a single father?
A single father, what does that mean? Are you divorced, ever married to the mother of your child, or is the child adopted by you, or is the mother dead or out of the picture? If your question is "How does a Father obtain residential custody after a divorce or in a paternity case", then I can answer this question. Let me know what your grounds for custody are. What is it about the mother or other parent that makes it harmful for the child to remain in their care?
Does illegal father has more rights than grandparents Father wants full custody child's been living with grandparents for four years in AZ?
As an illegal, he probably does not have access to the legal system. The grandparents should probably determine if the father is a fit parent and, if so, do the right thing.
Can grandparents with temporary child custody get child support from parents in Ga?
Yes.
Can grandparents be paid for child care?
maybe if they have custody they could get child benefits
