Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona
child custody
I was not in a stable home living with my mother in a home of eight. my kids father and I verbaly agreed to let the girls stay there until I was situated and in my own home. They have been in thier fathers home now for 14 months. In this time I was having the girls three weekends out of the month from thursday to sunday and recieving child support at it's minimum. We share joint custody with me being the primary parent. I was ready to put the children in a school near my home now and dad refuses to do so. He has now threatened to gain full custody and stop child support of our three daughters. Can he do this? What can I do? and at what age can the children be to decide who they want to live with? Do I have to have his permission to switch thier schools?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: child custody
If no changes were ever made to your previous Orders, then you do have the right to insist that they return. You can insist through demands (i.e. contact from an attorney's office), through police (i.e. asking them to assist) or through the Court.
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