Hello my name is whitney I'm 19 years old I'm from the detroit area in Michigan and I've never been married and my beauitful baby girls name is Emma.. I love her to death and I don't want to lose her. So my baby's daddy is in prison right now and I am no longer with him I'm with another man who loves my daughter and takes good care of us. I want to file for full custody of my daughter because the father of my daughter wants to have her all the time when her get's out because he does want me to have her or see her because I'm with another man.

So right now I want to file for full custody of my daughter because I love my daughter to death and I'm all she knows she don't even know her real dad and I take good care of her, I love her to death and it would just break my heart if he took her away, but the thing is I don't know how to file for custody since we aren't married and are not going throu a divorice yea know.. I need to know where do I go to file for custody and how does it work and everything if anyone can help me or been throw this please help me..!

Thanks you

Welcome to AMHD. You weren't married? You should retain a lawyer to assist you. Here is some custody material; just click on Michigan: About.com: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(u4sbtj555tu2id45zd35ab55))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-chap722

Go to your local Family Court and check on the process.

The best bet is to get a lawyer. But if you don't want to do that yet go to your county family court and find out what you need to file to get a court date to petition the judge to grant you full custody of your daughter.