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  • Jun 15, 2010, 07:11 PM
    CunFused01
    In the state of Florida who gets custody of a child out of wedlock
    I live in MA and my daughters father lives in FL. We were never married and he has been out of the picture since she was born, my daughter is now 6 yrs old. He hasn't paid child support in 5yrs. He has been threating to take full custody of her and wants her to live with him in FL. Now, I'm a hard working mom and going to school to give her the best life possible, and he doesn't work at all. Is it possible that he can do this?
  • Jun 16, 2010, 02:55 PM
    cdad

    Sure he's allowed to take you to court for custody. That doesn't mean he's going to get it but he can try.
  • Jun 16, 2010, 03:13 PM
    Fr_Chuck

    1. is there a court ordered child support order in place.
    If there is, have you turned him over to child support enforcement, or taken him back to court for contempt ?

    2. He may file for custody, if he lived closer, he may have a chance for joint custody but to take custody away from you, he would have to prove you unfit.

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