If the son wants to I believe he can. In my state (Georgia) the child can choose who he/she wants to live with at the age of 14.
If the decision was recently made, the mother can file an appeal. Otherwise, the mother will have to prove there has been a significant/material change in circumstances - to the judge.
Only if the mother can prove repeatedly that the father is not responsible.Our custody case is in FL and our lawyer told us that when my husband deploys with the military that his children can remain in our home and do not have to relocate to the mother's home for the 6 months he will not be there.
The father will have to take the mother of the child back to court if the divorce is already finalized. Custody should have been determined during the divorce so if 1 party wants to change that, they will have to take the other person back to court again.
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.
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Can, but as she moved away initially, a judge may not consider it.
Yes, a mother can fight for custody. Unfortunately, the courts are going to tell you no, if you can't prove the change in custody is beneficial to the child's well being.There were reasons why the father was granted custody in the first place. Generally, there must be a change in circumstances in order to take the case back to court. If nothing has changed there is no reason for the court to spend time going over the same case again. Perhaps the mother can prove to the court that the factors leading the court to award custody to the father have been addressed. Perhaps the child is better off with the father. The mother needs to convince the court that a change in custody is in the best interest of the child and not the mother's interest.
Custody, not parental rights.
An 18-year-old can live wherever he or she chooses.
The best way to handle this is to get a court order establishing legal custody.
By virtue of being "unwed" the mother will have sole custody. Father will have file some type of paternity action.
Didn't you keep custody from him and he got the child back? see link