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    Jun 26, 2007, 01:00 PM
    Filing for fulll custody
    How would I file for fulll custody of my child
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    Jun 27, 2007, 07:41 AM
    You would need to talk to a lawyer and bring it in front of a judge. I am sure it will be asked why? Most judges from what I have seen give joint legal (this lets both sides decide on what is best for the child) and physical to one parent or the other. For a judge to overturn a previous decision there will need to be reasons behind it as I don't think they over turn custody real easy. As in my case I have 2 kids by a previous marriage we split up and we got joint legal I got the full physical custody - but my youngest who his dad never seen when he was born took me to court for dna which it came back 99.9% he was the father. I ended up getting SOLE legal and physical custody which is different then full custody. All decisions were mine. He still has visitation rights though...
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    Jun 27, 2007, 07:45 AM
    Go to your local Family court and ask for the procedure. You will need to file a petititon with the court. If the petititon will be contested then you will need an attorney to help you.
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    Jun 27, 2007, 12:16 PM
    We would really need to know what state you are in and what the circumstances are to give any more specific advice than what Scott Gem said. The only exception being I would go file with the court without a lawyer to being with because there are filing, serving and timing rules with the paperwork and you could do them wrong. It isn't something you want to mess up.
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