Most often the mother. JK Rowlin got custody there than took the children to England to keep the father from getting access rights.
Unless the divorce decree states that they do, no, not unless the person having full custody permits it.
Divorce - Child Support - Alimony and Spousal Support issues - Child Custody - etc)
All of the details in a divorce and custody battle can and will vary form case to case and state to state.
Custody in Michigan must be established either through divorce, family support case or paternity case. Once established you can file a petition to change the order or have it inforced.
There are various reasons for not paying, including not being ordered to, however it is not a consideration in determining the best interest of the child in a custody case.
Custody is granted based on what is in the best interest of the child and not on financial status. This is the reason that non custodial parent are equally responsible for the financial issues concerning the child's welfare.
Unless you adopted your wife's children, you should not be required to support them after the divorce.
A custody and/or child support order can be modified at any time while the child is still a minor. You simply petition the court to hear the case for a modification request.
The fact that a parent is seeing someone else before a divorce takes place should have no impact on custody whatsoever, unless the other parent feels that the third party would have a negative impact on the child, or would endanger the child in any way. As each case is judged individually, you need to get a lawyer.
If you are a party to the case you have the right to request a copy of any legal documents that you are named in such as a divorce decree or custody order, at your local courthouse.
A single father, what does that mean? Are you divorced, ever married to the mother of your child, or is the child adopted by you, or is the mother dead or out of the picture? If your question is "How does a Father obtain residential custody after a divorce or in a paternity case", then I can answer this question. Let me know what your grounds for custody are. What is it about the mother or other parent that makes it harmful for the child to remain in their care?
The most obvious reason an individual may need to hire a child custody lawyer would be if he or she is the parent of a child who wishes to get or maintain custody during a divorce or other legal case. But child advocates who are not parents can also hire a custody attorney to act in the child's best interest - often the court mandates that this be done, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction.