how do I get custod of my grandchild?
146493
GO TO THAT HEARING! Take a lawyer to represent you! Seriously. Do not miss that hearing no matter what. Tell that judge WHO you are and what your intentions are. I promise you they will NOT get custody! The judge HAS to consider family (blood relatives) before these nosey people. AGAIN GO TO THAT HEARING okay? GOD BLESS...will be thinking of you on that day...........call a lawyer right away...........that child will thank you one day trust me.
794539
If you have a address of where they live the child support enforcement office will send them out a letter it which they must reply. or if you have there social security number they can be track down by that also.
392178
i know one, first find out their leader. then appoint the leader of those kids to be the guardian of your property, you just need a lot of persuading to do. at least you only need to  persuade one. if you cant find the leader, just look for the biggest and meanest kindergarten you'll find and appoint him to be your guardian!! hehe that'll work!
524812
They can contact the general jurisdiction court of your county.  File the proper paperwork that is provided by the court and a hearing before a judge.  If the judge feels it is the best interest of the minor, they will be emancipated.
745509
Contact your local child support agency.  If you have an order, they are the agency to enforce it.  \n\nThey have a number of resources at their disposal...wage garnishments, liens, bank account access, you name it!! It takes time to get the ball rolling, but it's well worth it.
944419
Unfortunately not. In most states, grandparents have no rights where grandchildren are concerned. The only time this changes is if the parents are incarcerated or there is evidence of abuse. In either case CPS, and attorney and court must be involved.
68026
http://grandparentsraisinggrandkids.tamu.edu/\n\nthis is a website hope it will be useful
27752
Go to family court and file papers for it
343165
Contact the GA CSD division.  Their site is down right now, but the link is www.cse.dhr.state.ga.us/\n\nYou can also try these people...\n\nhttp://www.supportkids.com/content/public/stateinfo/statespecific/supportga.asp\n\nYES, you are still owed the money even if the child is now 21.  You need to contact the court.  For owing that much money, the father's name and picture could be on every news program and newspaper in the state, if not more.\n\nThey will help you.  I am not saying they will be able to find him right away, or that he will have the ability to pay, but you certainly need to try.
504601
Go to court, get an order for him to appear for a competency hearing. If he does not appear, then get the police on his family for kidnapping and accessory to obstruct justice.\n\nOnce he appears for a competency hearing, the court will decide on a trustee or conservatuer, if needed. He may at that time indicate his desire for you to control his pension.
146850
go to your local friend of the court office and pick up a friend of the court handbook that'll tell you the laws on grandparents rights and just because you were not happy is not a reason to take your child away. is there more to your story? what's the harm in letting the grandparents see your child? i'm thinking the most they might get in court is visitations but i do not know for sure. State of Michigan Friend of Court Grandparent Visitation "Grandparents are afforded statutory visitation rights under certain circumstances. Grandparents may seek an order for visitation only if a child custody dispute is pending before the Court. Alos, the parents of a deceased person may file an action for visitation even if there is no child custody dispute pending and the grandchild has been adopted by a stepparent. Grandparents may not seek visitation if the parties were not married. Grandparents seeking visitation rights must file a petition through an attorney." Hope this helps a little at least. That's in the State of Michigan.
278862
Yes and call your local family and child services someone there will get in touch with the child(ren) social worker and give him/her your information.
132258
Call either your local police dept. or child protective services I guess.
91522
In most states, grandparents have a legal right to see their grandchildren. You should talk to a lawyer.
750906
Call Family Independent Living, It should be listed under Social Services or State Angencies or whatever this Administration is calling it. They can tell you if she qualifies for free counciling which i assume she would. Hang in there Grandma, she needs you more than ever now.
832941
I'm assuming your question is...how do I go about obtaining this...\n\nFirst of all anyone can file for custody of a child (no matter their relationship to the child) if they believe that it would be in the best interest of the child for them to have custody. However, visitation is a little more tricky.\n\nYour first  step should be to contact the family court in the county where the child has resided for the past six months. Request a UCCJEA (out of state) custody/visitation petition (they are usually exactly the same, you just have to check different boxes). You can then take this to your attorney to complete or you can complete it yourself. They are not difficult to complete. You may be able to obtain the petition forms on-line or ask them to fax or mail them to you. MAKE SURE YOU GET THE OUT OF STATE PETITION! This is needed if any of the parties live in different states. The judge will need to verify jurisdiction.\n\nYou will have to either submit the completed petitions in person or you will have to have them notarized and then sent certified mail to the Family Court in Texas. The court clerk will give you your court date and time where you will plead your case to a judge, proving to him that it will benefit the child for you to have visitation or custody. You will want evidence and witnesses to testify as character witnesses on your behalf.\n\nIf the other party agrees then the process is fairly quick and simple. If they do not agree and  refuse to compromise then expect the process to get sticky. You will want to find a local lawyer or request a court appointed attorney to plead your case. Most likely if the two lawyers can not reach a compromise then the case will go to trial, which can take anywhere from 4 months to a year (or longer). \n\nIf you are requesting only visitation then know that in many states there is no such thing as grandparents rights (research this on-line for your state before trying to plead this). You may have to settle for visitation when your daughter has scheduled visitation. If she has no visitation then you can request that you be given her visitation so the child can have a connection to his/her maternal side.\n\nThe best advice any of us can give you is to speak to an attorney with family law experience in the state where the child resides. That would be Texas if the child has been there longer then 6 months or their previous state if they have not.\n\nBest of luck.\n\nAlso note: on the petition you are the petitioner and the respondents are both paternal grandparents, the bio dad, and the bio mom (unless either parent has given up their rights) and if child services is involved you will also have to list them as respondents. You need to file against all of them (not just the paternal grandparents) to make your petition valid.
937997
borrow from the grandparents