Intervention and Fathers Rights

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Get free Family Law Advice from Jeffrey Leving, our Ask A Lawyer, Fathers Rights Expert on SingleDad. This week’s topic is Intervention, Child Safety, and Child Custody Rights from an unstable, relocating mother. Read more.

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Question:

My girlfriend and I had a son ten months ago,
however, we have hit hard times. we both became depressed and started using
drugs. Fortunately, I have seen the error of my ways and have sobered up.
Unfortunately, she has not and in an attempt at an intervention I contacted her
parents, who now want her to move back to New York, we live in Denver, with our
son. While she did have a trip planned to go to New York, I’m scared it wont be
just a trip, but a move. Is there anything I should do to protect my rights or
insure that my son returns to Denver?

dead beat mom

Answer:

You are in a dire situation as your son’s mother has not
found the strength you did to get her life on track. A mother with mental
health issues and a substance abuse problem likely poses a danger for a child.
You need to consult an experienced and highly skilled family law attorney as
soon as possible to ensure that parentage of your son is legally established
and also have the Court issue a custody order which is in his best interest so
he is safe.

This matter must be analyzed and strategically planned in
order to meet these goals. Hopefully, this can be done prior to any travel by
your son out of Colorado without you, to make sure he remains safe and he is
returned. If the mother leaves for New York before such an order is in place,
this task will become much more difficult. Furthermore, with that distance
between you, the mother could become subject to the influence of her family who
might make an effort to intervene in this matter and take steps to keep your
son in New York and away from you.

I cannot over stress the importance of having a highly
skilled attorney with extensive family court experience represent you in this
matter. I strongly advise you to consult with one quickly to protect your
relationship with your son and keep him safe.

Richard JaramilloRichard “RJ” Jaramillo, is the Founder of SingleDad.com,
a website and social media resource dedicated to single parenting and specifically for the newly divorced, re-married, widowed and single Father with children.
RJ is self employed, entrepreneur living in San Diego and a father of three children. The mission of SingleDad is to help the community of Single Parents
“Make Life Happen…Again!”

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Richard “RJ” Jaramillo, is the Founder of SingleDad.com, a website and social media resource dedicated to single parenting and specifically for the newly divorced, re-married, widowed and single Father with children. RJ is self employed, entrepreneur living in San Diego and a father of three children. The mission of SingleDad is to help the community of Single Parents “Make Life Happen…Again!”