joint custody

[sherrylane]

i live in kuntucky i have my daughter for spring break i have joint custody of her she is not living with her dad could i keep her by law since me and her dad has joint custody and she does not live with him she is 15 years old

 

[Sunnyamc78]

I am not a professional, but I am sure it would be okay for her to stay with you considering the fact that you have just as much right to her as him hence the name "joint".

 

[Ambr]

u have joint custody with u being the NCP?
where does the father reside? same state?

u can do it, but it might not necessarily be legal. what u need to do is to have it changed thru the courts. she is old enough to write a letter to the judge requesting to have the physical custody changed.

i would do it by the book. less hassles and less trouble

 

[sherrylane]

to amber

amber thanks for the advice how do i go about having her write a letter to the judge she told me she doues want to live with me can her dad make her go home even if she is not living with him need a reply soon thank you sherry

 

[Ambr]

do you have the court info, name of the judge, etc.. that did the custody order?

she doesn't need anything fancy. it will take a little while to do, it isn't something that will be over night.

she needs to sit down and work on a letter to the judge. let her tell the judge her story. why she wants to have the custody changed. that she isn't living in the father's house and that she wants to change it to live with the mother. just let it be her words. then you mail it in to the court house, attn: the circuit clerk or the judge that handled the case.

mark the top with all of the identifying information, such as the case #, names involved and what the letter is about.

you don't necessarily have to copy the father on the letter, but their is the possibility that the court will contact him for an interview.