Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

child custody

my child is being kept from me by his paternal grandparents in South Carolina and I live in Florida, his father lives in South Carolina as well and we are still married but I want to bring my son to Florida to live with me and my other son also from the same marriage, can they keep him from me?


Asked on 6/04/09, 4:39 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Hanks Attorney Hanks, P.A.

Re: child custody

If your child has lived the past six months in South Carolina, and there has never been a custody order from any state, any lawsuit (divorce) involving your child, will need to be filed in South Carolina. Florida can give you a divorce (assuming you have lived here for six months), but cannot make any orders concerning you child.

Mark Hanks

Attorney Hanks, PA

St. Petersburg, Florida

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Answered on 6/04/09, 10:32 am


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