Submitted 225 days ago...
Children's rights
My Best friend was killed in a car accident last week, she left behind a 14 yr. old daughter. The child's biological father has had no contact with her for 4 years, and came in a couple days ago and took her. The child wants to live with her step-father and brother, if possible, if not than with her maternal grandparents. The biological father is threatening not to let them have any contact with her, and has a history of being abusive. What rights do they have pertaining to this situation? If nothing else could the child divorce her father, and choose where she wants to live?
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Submitted 225 days ago...
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Submitted 178 days ago...
The father would be the first to have the right to get his daughter. If he has a history of being abusive I don't think at this time there is anything you can do because you said he has not seen his daughter in four years so you really don't know if he is the same person. I would think that he cares if he has come to get her. The stepfather would have know rights what so ever. The grandmother has know legal rights unless the father allows her to have them. If the daughter lives with her father and he does abuse her she can call child protective services and they will investagate. Then if they find that he is then she can ask to contact her grandmother and the court can appoint the grandmother custody.
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