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Just to say that someone is a alcoholic is very vague. You need proof to present in court that he is and that he is neglecting the child.

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Q: Can you get sole custody of your child if his father is an alcoholic?
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Is the child state property if the parents are not legally married?

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Can a child receive medical benefits if the mother has sole custody and the father dies?

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How do you I file for sole custody of your son when you are not married to his father?

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Can a father that is a non citizen with legal papers get sole or primary custody of his child?

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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.


Can my partner adopt my child if I have a sole custody of a child and his own father is alive?

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You live in the state of Texas and father with sole custody of child the military is station you in Hawaii can your child mother prevent from your child to go with you?

If you have sole custody no. However, can you still provide for the child? School etc? If she wants to prevent it then let her go to court.


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If father has sole custody of child can he adopt him to his grandmother without mother's consent?

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Out of marriage pregnancy disqualifies a woman from child custody for extramarital affairs?

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If my son's biological father has not seen him talked to him or paid child support in 9 years can I file abandonment get sole custody and have his father's name removed from the Birth Cert?

If no orders are established and you were not married to him, you already have sole custody.