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Asked in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Oct 2024
Is it possible for a father to have joint physical custody involving sharing of the child that is only 4 months old and is breast fed?
Technically, I am still married; he took out our baby boy from where I lived when he was only 14 days old and never brought back the baby. I filed an emergency petition and custody complaint and was awarded with primary physical custody. I also applied for a PFA since I am a survivor of domestic abuse, my abuse case was dismissed and 50/50 was awarded without my consent. Father at first was given / allocated by the courts two days a week of visiting hence little or no bonding time at all initially. I was ready only to offer more visitation days, but not overnights yet because baby is still exclusively breastfed and only 3.5 months old. I am in need of a new attorney because my previous attorney did NOT fight for my rights as a mother, instead of representing me she just agreed with anything that was given.
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Asked in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Oct 2024
If I have legal custody but my spouse has physical custody of the child do I have to allow visitation?
I found out that I have sole custody of my four-year-old daughter and her father who never seek visitation or challenged my custody arrangement now resides in San Juan and wants to see her. This means that there is no order that has been made by a court which deals with the visitation rights. I feel unsafe with him, he takes her to the island beyond my supervision, I believe he might not bring her back. I also have proof that before he moved closer he agreed to visitation but never did. Could my decision to deny her visitation rights affect my custody status if he decides to go to court now?
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