Legal Question in Family Law in District of Columbia
No custody agreement and mom wants to move (Apologies if duplicate entry)
My girlfriend and her son's father have no custody agreement: she has primary physical custody and her son spends 1-3 nights/month with the father. Dad works 2 jobs and is in school, and can't take even 50% custody. She now wants to move to Florida to take a much better job, and he has sworn to fight her. She makes good money and will make great money when she moves, and will have both more money and more time to spend on their son. However, she's been told that D.C. has a presumption of joint custody regardless of past history, and that if the father can steady out his lifestyle and pay her some backdated child support, he has a good shot at 50% custody... effectively making her unable to move and keep her son. Is this accurate? What can she do to maximize her chances of a favorable agreement? She's very willing to be flexible, but needs to provide a stable environment for her son, particularly as he will start school soon. Thanks!
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Re: No custody agreement and mom wants to move (Apologies if duplicate entry)
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Re: No custody agreement and mom wants to move (Apologies if duplicate entry)
The standard applied by the courts to issues involving children will be the "best interests standard". Here is a link to the DC Superior Court website for Self -Help: http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/family/selfhelp.jsp
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