Child Custody Strategies

Pammy1 asked: I found a lawyer that charges $250 an hour to handle my child custody issue. I am curious about what a lawyer charges just to complete a child custody order. Does a lawyer based the fee on the number of hours it takes to complete an child custody order?

blondemom asked: Custody orders are for children to fly back to Florida to live with their father. They are 15 & 16 years & refuse to get on plane. Small detail- father is in violation of court order by having them leave from different airport then is ordered. I need to find case studies where [...]

I love dooneys asked: i have two children by the same man and was never married. he was suppose to be paying childcare for them but stopped in march of this year so i filed for child support at the child support meeting he says he wants custody of the kids. he has never lived [...]

Victoria G asked: The attorney was for me on my first child custody case and went against me on my second child custody case.. what can I do about it?

Holly Berry asked: My fiancé and I are saving up money to hire an attorney to attempt to gain full custody of his 8 year old son from a previous marriage. I love my fiancé and his son, we also have a baby on the way in August and I know the best situation for [...]

How do I get custody and keep my child safe from her abusive father?

I’d like to move out of state but we have a child custody agreement in place. Can I leave?

I believe that my ex is planning to introduce our child to the man she left us for and that she is also planning to “shack up” with him or possibly even marry him. Would any of this represent a sufficient enough change in circumstances to warrant my suing for full custody and/or limitations on visitation?

non-speller asked: I am the “step” father… though I am the one that raises the child. Her bio-father, has not paid child suport in over 2 years, and is currently in jail for that reason. He never calls, and only asks to see her about once or twice a year. Me and her mother would [...]

Underestimated asked: I live in California and due to my situation, I can’t afford legal advice from lawyers. I need legal advice for trying to get half custody of my child and determining child support estimates.

The scary reality of child custody cases that deal with domestic violence.

goodygirl10 asked: My husband and I have been taking care of my sister’s 3 children on and off for several years now. My sister is drug addicted and my sister has been in and out of prison over the last 4 years or so. Her husband although I question his ability to parent has stayed [...]

Lina Q asked: I need to file these papers as soon as possible. Also, my baby’s father and I are not married. Also, do I need to wait for the child custody hearing to then file for child support. I am looking for full custody.

B. B. asked: I need to start filling child custody papers and I dont know where to find them. My ex who is truely an unfit parent( more into drugs and alcohol then his Kid) might try and take mybaby from me simply to hurt me because I made him mad. I need to find [...]

Angie B asked: What are the Smart things for a mother to ask for in reasonable visitation for mother and father i know im asking for residential custody and i know schooling rights i just dont want to get jipped outta seeing my child for 90 days at a time! what are things i should [...]

lezmone asked: Going through an ugly divorce. Can I get a temporary child custody order without an attorney and how?

SarahLuvsHead asked: The father thinks just because I dont make $50,000 dollars a year like himself…. I am unsuitable to take care of our child, I make about 12,000-14,000 a year. I live w/ my Mom in a one bedroom apartment. He lives with his Mom in a 3 bedroom house. I loved my child [...]

Sad Mom asked: How can I file for child custody without an attorney? Children are being abused and went to live with me. I cant afford an attorney but too high income for legal aid.

Janel G asked: I need to write a child custody character letters for one of my friends. I was wondering if anyone knew the proper way to go about writting one. I want it to be as professional as possible. How do I address the judge? Your honor? Any example letters would be appreciated. Thank [...]

ruthie35@sbcglobal.net asked: I was never married to the father of my children. He was agreeing to the terms that I set out, now he wants to go and change them because our 5 year old does not want to see him. She won’t even go near his apartment door! He does not pay a dime [...]

marina M asked: A year and half ago my ex-husband, who is in the Navy, falsley wrote up paper work that I had wrongfully abducted my children when I moved out of state, which he had knowledge of for a year. When I tried to raise child support from 450 a month to 800 he [...]