My sister is a drug addict with a mental health disorder, she also had 4 kids which now are in my custody and have been in my custody for about 5 months. They ALL have different fathers and one of the fathers is trying to get full custody of my youngest niece(she is not even one),she doesn't even know who he is! And im trying to reason with him and tell him that he would be taking her away from siblings that love her and family that adores her . I even am offering visitation to him, he said no to that and he still wants full custody,what chance does he have of getting it?
Update:He is not her biological father(my sister was 2 months when he got out of prison) ,he does have a criminal record, no job,is a drug addict. He was just in a relationship with my sister at the time when she gave birth so he signed my nieces birth certificate(which I know has plenty of standing).Also I live in california
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I think it depends on how good his home is and if he can prove that he's going to do a better job at raising her then the chances will probably be in the middle. You can hold the fact that he didn't want custody for his daughter until now, that her siblings are with you and you're all very loving and good to each other, splitting up the family should be last resort in most cases. Bring up that he doesn't know her and that she isn't familiar with him either so it'd be a messed up situation for the little girl. In court you would probably have the advantage.
Depends on the State you live in and do you have actual papers stating you are the Legal Custodian of all said children? What is his background? Was or is he a drug user? You need to contact an attorney.
Well if he has no criminal record some kind of job and is her biological father an excellent chance. I know it may seem unfair to you but she deserves the chance to know her father.