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Question: Can the father of my baby get custody of our baby if he is going to be tried for sexual misconduct with a minor? He is 27 I am 14.
Answer: This question depends a great deal upon the state from which you write and the facts of the case. However, in general he will not be able to get custody in the very near future. If he goes to jail, and given your age and his, it seems that he will, he will not be in a position for awhile to ask for custody. Usually custody decisions are based on what is in the best interests of the child. If you can provide for the child it may live with you, although custody would be given to a legal adult. When you become a legal adult, if you are able to provide for the child, then you would have custody. However, if you are not, and the father gets out of jail, he could ask for custody if his parental rights were not terminated because of the criminal matter. I'm sorry, but you will just have to ride this one through. There is no way to predict. Good luck to you and to your child.
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On 08/01/02
Rayna from Othe said:
I know that I do not know the details of your situation, however, you can allow your child to see the father with or without visitations (once it is legally ok....probations etc) however, I would NOT....I REPEAT...DO NOT voluntarily give another person joint custody. With joint custody, only one parent gets actual "primary residense" of the child, and the joint custody is mainly for visitaion purposes. This can land you in a lot of pain and a lot of trouble that you are not aware of at your tender age. When I was 18, I gave my ex husband joint custody of your child, and now, the child lives
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On 06/25/02
megan from FL said:
I have a baby he was born when I was 15. I got pregnant with him at 14 . I am now 16 The only thing is the father of my baby is alot older just like your babys dad. He is getting ready to turn 21.i do not think that the ebabys fathers could get custidy i wish they could well for me I want him to get joint custidy. But i do not think he will untill I am 18 because of my parents plus now that he got introuble with the law for being with me 30 days jail time and 1 year probation. He has not even seen his baby and our baby is almost10 months old. I wish he could get visitation rights so that my p
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