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Yes, if he wins the custody Battle. He would have to go to court for that, though.
It is a court form to go before a court in a case to settle who will get custody of a child.
It all depends on what the court has already established. If no custody is established and the parents are married, joint custody is assumed. If there is not a very good reason for keeping the child away from the other parent it could make you look very bad when it does come to court.
No you can not.
Not necessarily. Child custody is not a race. Generally, the court's main concern is in the best interest of the child.Not necessarily. Child custody is not a race. Generally, the court's main concern is in the best interest of the child.Not necessarily. Child custody is not a race. Generally, the court's main concern is in the best interest of the child.Not necessarily. Child custody is not a race. Generally, the court's main concern is in the best interest of the child.
You don't get automatic custody after a test, you get rights to the child. You have to go to court and get custody orders. Go to your courthouse, to the family court section, get a list of lawyers you can call and papers to file for custody. Next, child support will probably come up. So get ready for a battle.
If decided by a court, the parent or person the court deems would act in the best interests of the child. If not decided in court, the biological mother has presumptive custody to her child.
You have the right to file for a change of custody with the court. You will have to present convincing evidence that the child's mother is unfit to retain custody of the child. Frankly: It is a stiff burden of proof to overcome to convince the court to remove a child from its mother's custody.
Child custody cases are heard in the family court division of the state trial courts.
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When, in the opinion of the court, granting the father custody would be in the best interests of the child.
Custody is decided in court based on what is best for the child, not for how long the child has lived with you.