It depends on how truly unfit the living situation is. If you believe the child's welfare is in danger, you should have your local department of children and families initiate an investigation. There has to be clear evidence that the child is in jeopardy for him or her to get taken out of the home.
In most jurisdictions, grandparents never receive visitation rights as an automatic process. Any such rights must be specifically sought from and granted by a court, and are not yet very common.
TANF eligibility is based on physical custody, not legal custody.
Wording the question the way you did makes me wonder if you should. I changed it. see link below
If you live in the US... Children are not property and therefore cannot be 'willed'. You can state in your will who you would like to receive custody, but the court is not required to abide by it. For example, if Mom has custody of a child, she dies and her will states that she wants her sister to receive custody, but Dad wants custody...Dad gets custody, unless he can be proved unfit, because Dad has first legal right to custody (Mom's wishes don't change that).
You can get sole custody of your children from a previous relationship by by filing custody paperwork through the courts. A judge will then review the case and determine which parent should receive custody.
It is up to the parents to have the child baptized, assuming they have custody. It is their responsibility to bring them up in the faith. The child needs to be baptized by a priest or deacon, except in extraordinary circumstances. Otherwise, see a priest about his for more specific questions and to expalin the situation.
Yes! You need to either have custody or legal guardianship to receive child support, AND have the legal documentatio to prove it.
not very likely
How does he have any visitation rights with a custody and child support order?
Probably not, depending upon the state that you live in. However, if you are fired because you missed work too often, because you had to stay home and care for your grandchild, you may very well qualify for unemployment.
Child support is not paid to the child. It would be payable to the person who currently has legal custody of the child or to the State if the State has custody.
If the custody order is done through a court of law, the sister will receive (and needs) child support.