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Question:

My daughter and her ex share joint custody of their child.  A while ago, my daughter moved to Arizona where just last year she began having some problems and sent her daughter to stay with dad until she was better. During that time, the dad filed abandonment papers and my daughter lost custody. A registered document was mailed to my daughter, but it was sent to her old address so my daughter never received it.

Can she regain joint custody and how much does this process cost? Can this be done free through court documents or a legal library?

Question:

Do I have the right to claim abandonment or something along those lines if after purchasing a home with me in Indiana, my wife decides to send the kids back to NJ with her parents and then tells me on the plane that she and the kids are not coming back?

We have been apart for over a year now.

Question:

My wife left me and the 5 children, filed for divorce, moved into a studio apartment, bought a small sports car that does not seat enough (5 children).

Now she expects me to move closer to her new life, or she says she will fight me for full custody.

How much weight does the "mother card" carry?