Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

custody of a newborn child

The father of my 1 month old daughter is fighting for custody and he is currently using drugs and has alot of mental issues,is there anyway the courts would grant him custody or would i get primary physical custody of her without having a lawyer?


Asked on 5/20/09, 10:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

Re: custody of a newborn child

Anyway the courts would grant him custody?

Sure there is. How likely is another story.

Whether you can succeed pro se depends on a number of things. The biggest is does he have an attorney? If he does well you better get one too.

If you don't know of an attorney contact your local bar association. They have referral programs and often act as get keepers to the Legal Services groups.

{John}

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Answered on 5/20/09, 1:24 pm


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