At my divorce hearing I was given sole physical custody with joint legal custody with my exhusband.  I am trying to find out what the means exactly.  I understand the joint legal part of it with joint medical decisions and where they go to school and etc.  However, I am trying to get the legal terminology or background to understand what sole physcial custody means.  I feel like my ex is taking me for a ride and I want to make sure that I understand EVERYTHING 100%.  Please advise???
213736
physical custody mean the kids live with you , he may get then some times but there address is yours......it means the schools the doctors any thing like that will have your address
152606
you have 6 month from the time your divorce was filed here in ca.  If I were you, I would consult a Lawyer.  He has no business being a father.  He sounds very unfit.  Sounds like you have very good grounds.  First though what I would recommend is documenting. for example, I keep all emails I send to my ex that way if need being I have the written proof for the court.  basically say to him, that he was scheduled to pick so and so up, but you got a call from the school saying no-one pick her up.  something along those lines.  without documentation, you won't have a chance.
388978
Most people don't understand the situation, but I do. I also took my son and left in the middle of the night. I felt like I didn't have a choice. The thing is that I knew until we had filed for divorce that we had equal rights to the child. And I also knew I could take him anywhere I wanted to as long as I notified her as to his whereabouts. The restraining order is just to give him some leverage in court to say that you are a danger to the child, and to keep you from coming to where he is and taking the child because you  have equal rights to the child. My situation had a lot more involved than I want to talk about. Just because you can't live together doesn't have to mean that either one of you are bad people. As far as him taking the child, at least he loves his child enough to try to keep it knowing that you are not going to be together. I can't tell you that you will ever get it off your mind. If you just sit back and think about the situation and do the best you can, with the child's best interest in mind, it will be of some comfort to you. Just make sure not to do anything that will emotionally scar the child, or permanently damage your relationship with the child.
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email me at corbett11@yahoo.  Depending on your income, you may qualify for a public defender.  You can also try a Volunteer legal services project.  They are lawyers who volunteer their time for these matters to lower income ppl.  Try to be amicable with the father as it is in the best interest of the child.  Go for joint custody.  Allow the most for relationships with both parents.  You can hate him if you want, but dont use the child as a pawn.  My ex is and I didnt get to see her for 3 months.  Not cool.  Also, File for Child support tomorrow, along with a petition for visitation/custody.  Your parents and his have rights as grandparents and can be entitled to time as well.  Try to take a parenting course that deals with the psycholgical aspects on the child (A.C.T. - Assisting Children with Transition) or something similar.  The 0-3 yrs are the most crucial in development for your baby.  Keep that in mind.  This is when the relationships and bonds are formed.
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The mother has custody, which means she is in charge of making decisions about her child's living arrangements.  She cannot get in trouble for letting the child live with his father.  As primary custodian during the school year, she is responsible to make sure the child is enrolled in school, so hopefully arrangements have been made for him to attend school in his father's area...or she could be in trouble if not.
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Why not see if you can get a free consultation with a lawyer or someone who can look over the papers and tell you what they mean.  It seems that if a parent didn't want visitation, they wouldn't be able to force it.  I mean, how would it be in the best interest of the child to send them to spend time with someone who wants nothing to do with them?  It wouldn't be doing the father or the child any good.  They shouldn't be concerned, especially if he is paying support and not causing any trouble with the girl and her mother.
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Only one person can have legal custody of the children.  Whoever has the most recent custody order has legal custody of the children.  \n\nProvided the court that issued the most recent custody order had jurisdiction to do so, its ruling counts in every state.  \n\nThe basis from this comes from the full faith and credit clause of the constitution.  One state can't ignore a valid ruling from another state.\n\nIf your dad has the most recent custody order and yo go get your kids, its kidnapping, if you take them across state lines, it become a federal offense.  You better make sure you know what you're doing before you take any action.
194035
Alway's think of the child first.It look's like your ex-gf is going to make your life a living he** anyway.If you really want to be in your child's life,take your ex to court,and get visitation right's after the birth.Sometimes,but not always it help's to know wheither her parent's are on your side somewhat(IT MIGHT HELP YOU).I've been through this kind of crap before myself.Good luck to you.
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Former police officer/current attorney...working in child support.\n\nA civil attachment is similar to an arrest warrant, but then again it isn't.\n\nIts probably where the Judge wants to speak with your boyfriend about his child support obligation. Sadly, alot of times you can't get the fathers to voluntarily come in and see the Judge. So, they issue these attachments. More than likely your boyfriend didn't live up to his part of the bargain. I would recommend he get it taken care of...it can turn into a criminal matter. He'll probably have to go before the Judge. The Judge will ask some questions, maybe put some restrictions on him as far as his support. Nothing too serious, but like I said IT CAN turn serious...\n\nIts not really a "criminal charge", but attachments are usually served by law enforcement. He won't have any criminal record from a civil order. Good luck.
588931
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! I don't follow. How are you two brother and sister if you got married? No where in the law nor the bible nor any moral code I have ever heard of does it state that after a divorce is your ex considered you sibling. Is this some kind of redneck thing? If so you have much bigger problems then the sin of divorce.
286373
If she moves without your consent, it's considered kidnapping. He's your child, too, and you have every right to see him when you want. Especially since you have joint custody. Talk to a lawyer about that because since you have a court order to pay and see him, she can't just up and leave. Best of luck to you!! :)
454843
You're in a divorce proceeding and you don't have a separation agreement in place concerning custody?\n\nget to that lawyer fast, without a custody agreement registered with the court both parents have equal access, rights, etc., including rights to custody.\n\nIf there is no court order and he decides to keep the child a police officer could not help you as there is nothing in place to say he can't keep the child and he has an equal right to be the custodial parent until a court says otherwise.
393474
Unfortunately, if it wasn't written in the divorce decree, I don't think you'll be able to get anything from it. Remember, he is your ex, which means you have no ties to his pension. I know about this because of my divorce. Everything, including my pension, that was of value was put into my divorce documents. It also stated that from this point forward, everything was separate. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
253375
Get a better lawyer.  I was in the samew spot and I ended up with 50/50 physical and legal custody.  My ex hates it because she can't control anything between my son and me.  Be patient and take the time and energy to get a good lawyer who understands father's rights.  It will pay for itself in the long run with your relationship to your child.
164656
Im a social worker so I am going to say that in most courts co guardianship means that you can be part of your daughters life you may have supervised visits or be able to see your daughter on scheduled days (ie every other weekend, summer vacations, etc) I would also ask your lawyer what does it mean or have "the friend of the court" someone there to explain your rights to you - good luck !!
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To me it means: Go live with your Dad. I don't know what the laws are where you live or how old you have to be to be able to say you want to live with your Dad,you might want to call a Lawyer and find out what you can do legaly so that you and your brother can get out of there. DSS usualy won't do anything without proof of abuse. I wish you the best of luck!
210523
you need to go straight to a lawyer. I live in Australia so i don't know the laws where you are perhaps living. But you could go to social services or child welfare and tell them that you now have care of the child that your husband has legal rights to. Those rights would also have obligations on his behalf. I don't know how old the child is but asking what they want is a good start and then seek all the professional advice that you have to to resolve this. This child like all children must have love and stability. Going back and forth to dad when it suits him could have long term effects on this child. You never mentioned under what circumstances he was awarded custody. I have to take you at your word as i don't know you but if you love your child and feel that they will be better of with you and you can provide for their needs, all of them, challenge the ruling and do what is right for the child. Someone professional to help your child through all these confusing times and transitions is probably a good idea. Good luck to you and i hope the little one gets through this turmoil with as little scarring as possible. Looks like that's up to you.