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• I need advice on getting some type of legal rights and custody over my non-biological son

  Asked in New York, NY | December 21, 2025

  I was in a same-sex relationship with my x for over 10 years 2012-2022/23. She got pregnant. we had the baby in 2019, the hospital wouldn't let me put my name on birth certificate bc they said we didn't use a donor, so the father had rights and we weren't married. they refused to put me on birth certificate. so as of now by law I'm nothing to him. and she goes back and forth not letting me see him. i fully supported both of them, was the only one working from before he was born until we broke up in 22/23. I do have my name on his christening paperwork from the church, I'm on all his medical and school paperwork as the parent, i have tax paperwork claimed as my kid, plus a ton of pictures from throughout the years, friends and family who can all support that. He calls me mom that's all he ever known me as. now as of now she won't let me see him. I need help getting rights and custody.

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• Is it possible to "ask for full custody"? I am the aunt. The father is abusing his child. He knows I have evidence

  Asked in Minneapolis, MN | March 10, 2026

  I am the Aunt. My brother's grandchild is being abused. I filed the latest CPS report. My brother will take his grandchild and is capable. I would be the child's caregiver because the child needs full-time care. Question is, can I ask the father for full custody without a long drawn-out court battle? There is mounting evidence of the abuse. Hospital records, CPS records, and my personal documentation. My niece was very close to winning CPS case, but, CPS said she was coaching or coercing during a therapy session. She is not involved much at this time.

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• How do I start a child custody agreement in Nashville, TN?

  Asked in Nashville, TN | December 15, 2025

  My son and his ex-girlfriend share a daughter. They have tried to work out a schedule where they share time with her. However, nothing is formalized and the mother does not adhere to said arrangements. They work at the same store and she complained to her boss that my son was harassing her when he went to her dept. to discuss drop off/pick up for the upcoming week.

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