custody lawyer – Arizona Child Custody Lawyers

Child custody is a major proceeding involved in divorce cases. It is done to determine who shall have custody of the child or children. As child custody cases are rather sensitive issues, it is always advisable to hire an efficient child custody lawyer.

Child custody laws in Arizona are similar to those in other states. The Arizona court laws decide on child custody according to the child’s best interests. Other factors considered by the court include the wishes of the parents, the interaction and interrelationship of the child with the parents, and the degree to which the parents have compelled the child in the child custody agreement. The child’s adjustment to home, school, and community as well as the mental and physical health of all individuals involved are also discussed.

The court has the right to order either a sole custody or a joint custody agreement. Joint custody shall not be awarded if the court finds the existence of significant domestic violence or a history of domestic violence. Unless restricted by court order or law, both parents are entitled to have equal access to information concerning the child’s education as well as physical, mental, moral, and emotional health, including medical, school, police, court, and other records.

Arizona child custody lawyers insist on all possible legal rights for children and guide them through a suitable course of action. Effective, concerned, and at times aggressive legal representation is essential to obtain a suitable verdict. Only thorough, preventive estate planning with the assistance of child custody lawyers can protect a family and ensure that assets are inherited by chosen individuals.

An Arizona child custody lawyer has to be engaged as early as possible because time is a very crucial factor in preparing and analyzing child custody cases. The rates of Arizona child custody lawyers are around the national average.

Arizona child custody lawyers are members of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America as well as the American Bar Association.

Arizona Lawyers provides detailed information on Arizona Lawyers, Arizona DUI Lawyers, Arizona Criminal Defense Lawyers, Arizona Divorce Lawyers and more. Arizona Lawyers is affiliated with Colorado Employment Lawyers.

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Law Experts! Possible to get custody of my niece?

Okay, this is a long story, and it may sound insane, but it's true. I'm not trolling and I really need help here. Me and my husband's side of the family are at our wit's end in this situation.

My sister-in-law is a 17 year old emancipated minor. She has a 1 year old daughter, and she is legally married. She and her husband are on and off, but have been seperated. No divorce has yet been filed. She has been juggling two different guys for the past year, her husband (soon to be ex) and another guy. She is now in the first trimester of her second pregnancy and honestly we all don't know who the father is out of the two guys she's been seeing.

Well, the guy she is seeing right now (the other guy that isn't her estranged husband) talked her into taking her 1 year old daughter and running away with him to Utah (we are in Nevada). She did it the day after Xmas and she's gone right now. Well, her mom and the rest of the family is furious with her, because the guy she left with is frankly a piece of crap. He does drugs, has no job, and he has done nothing but threaten my mother-in-law since they left. He's an awful person and it would take a long while to describe him, so I will just try to get to the important points.

My sister-in-law didn't inform her estranged husband about leaving the state with their daughter. She just left. Her husband and her mother are trying to press charges. My sister's husband is trying to get her for kidnapping and child-endangerment, because Jaime just took the little girl and left. There were NO agreements made. My mother-in-law is trying to press charges against the boyfriend for threatening her life repeatedly. They spoke with an officer that said there was a good chance that they were both facing jail time when they were caught. The charges have been pressed and all they need to do is find the address and apprehend them. The husband has Jaime booked as a runaway.

I have a few questions. First of all, my sister-in-law has a HUGE criminal record for a 17 year old. She has never had a job and she never finished school. These charges are just another addition to her record, nothing too new. Most of the time when she is in trouble, the law just gives her a slap on the wrist and no real punishment because she's a minor.

The father of the little girl wants custody of the kid. But he also can't keep a job (not because of the economy, because of him), has quite a criminal record (including statutory rape), has no education, and lives with his parents, with just about all of his brothers (most of his whole family has criminal records and doesn't work either). But he says he wants custody if my sister-in-law goes to jail.

My mother-in-law has health problems, including a previous stroke. She works full-time, but has government assistance for HUD housing and Medicaid. She hasn't been arrested in many years, so she is doing better. She doesn't make much money, but she's trying.

My husband and I live in our own home, pay our own bills, and my husband works for a living full-time. Neither of us have ANY criminal background. My house is clean, and we already have soon to be two children. I'm a housewife and I take care of my son (and soon to be my daughter) all day long. We don't make a lot of money either, but we make enough to get by. We also both have Child-Care permits.

Now that you have heard the story (sorry it's so long), my questions are:

-What possible charges could Jaime be facing? And how long could she possibly go to jail for it? Her husband is trying for kidnapping and child-endangerment. Is there any more? Will those two charges hold up? Her mother is also pressing theft charges against her for stealing her coin collection before she took off.

-Will the courts actually give the little girl back to her father, even though he is pretty much a piece of crap? If he doesn't get a job and doesn't take care of her, will CPS take the baby away?

-What will happen to the second baby that's on the way? If it's the husband's, he said he wants custody of that one too. Will the courts grant custody of two small children to a criminal louse with no job? And if the baby isn't his, and the father (the boyfriend) is in jail, what happens to the baby? He/she won't have any parents that aren't incarcerated.

-My family knows that the husband won't take care of the baby/babies for long. He thinks he can be a good dad, but he will get sick of them fast (I've seen it before) when he has to give up his social life to be a single dad. So whether he gets custody or not, he won't have the kid/kids long.

-So, however the custody battle goes, whether the father gets the child/children or not, when they eventually do become wards of the state, is there any chance that my mother-in-law or my husband can offer to foster the one year old child (and the one on the way)? We're hoping she gives the new baby up to adoption, because she's a crappy mom and doesn't need another baby.

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