Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

I was going to go and try to get custody of my 2 children. Their dad is not a responsible farther in my eyes. He always has an excuse of y he cant help finacially with the kids and cant pay the agreed amount between us. He has no involvement in anything to do with the kids, He never brings them to appts, school, etc. He doesn't even know their doc or teachers names! He has 2 prior kids, one of which he signed parental rights over and the other he is in the process of signing over rights now. everytime they go to his house (actually his moms cause thats where he lives) I have to provided diapers and food. They dont even have a bed, they sleep on the couch or in his bed. Not only that, his brother is mentally ill. and it is unsafe for them to be there. He is constantly in and out of hospital. Even his mother said she fears for her life somethimes. What i want to know is how can i prepare to go to court, what things would i need to provide to make sure i get custody?


Asked on 7/24/11, 8:06 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

You need to retain an attorney and ask that the court have social services investigate the home life. Custody, or in this case physical custody, is a difficult situation to achieve once the physical custody has been awarded.

If you gave up physical custody initially you are going to have to prove why then and why you want custody now.

Good Luck

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Answered on 7/24/11, 1:39 pm
Joseph Murray Joseph M. Murray, Esq.

Retain an attorney. Good Luck!

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Answered on 7/29/11, 6:24 pm


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