Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
I have 3 kids. One is a 4 yr old that her mother has always had custody of. I havent really been very involved in her life. Her mother always disappears, or phone gets disconnected, and I believe she has purposely tried to always make it hard for me to be her without force (ex-showing up where her and the boyfriend lives, pounding on the door). I just found out that her mother is in jail for getting busted w/ heroine. Now, I guess its her cousin that she is living with now, who is about to get evicted and have to move to her mothers. It seems like I should be the one that gets custody. But since I have not been in her life very much over the last 4 years, should that make it hard for the father to get custody? I would think that it is best for a child to grow up with atleast one of their parents
2 Answers from Attorneys
Yes, you're not being in the child's life will make it much harder for you to get custody, but, nevertheless, it sounds like you need to make the attempt to get custody. There are many circumstances which favor you getting custody. You should speak to a family law attorney in your area.
You need to seek the advice of an attorney. Being a parent, your chances are fairly good in that the child is only 4 years old and will adapt quickly.
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