Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri

My son has never seen nor heard of me. Recently his mother passed away and I have no way of seeing or communicating with him. I have a 13 year old court order awarding me joint custody. How do I proceed


Asked on 3/05/12, 7:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law

My first question is why hasn't this child seen or heard from you in all of this time? Obvioulsy, if you have a Judgment granting you joint legal custody, then eihter you were determined to be the child's legal father or you were divorced from the child's mother after the child was born during your marriage. Unless someone else has obtained an intervening court order, you would seem to have every right to the physical and legal custody of the child. What exactly are you asking?

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Answered on 3/06/12, 7:01 pm


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