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Unless the situation involves serious emotional, physical or sexual abuse, then most likely both parents will have equal (or close to equal) rights. In many cases, the more the parents fight, the more likely that they will be awarded shared custody.
Actions or behaviors that may validate the petition are: Physical abuse. Sexual molestation. Abandonment or neglect. Custodian is a drug or alcohol abuser.
Virginia law presumes that the unmarried mother is the child's parent. This means that from birth, unwed mothers have sole custody of the child.
A doctor, DSS protective service worker or law enforcement official may take emergency custody of your child. This can be done without your consent and without a court order.
This can be done in various ways which include proving the following: The juvenile was a subject to child abuse by the current guardian; The juvenile was subjected to bad influence by the current guardian; or. The juvenile was a subject to neglect by the current guardian.