Custody

May I ask if you are a Filipino? If you are, Philippine law considers most the welfare of the child. If she is below seven years old, most possible is the custody belongs to the mother unless for compelling reasons. Compelling reasons include when the mother cannot provide for the child. Since the child is only 3 years old and a girl, 90 percent sure that custody is yours. I just hope the decision will be in your favor. Godd Luck!

Hi StellaGirl! I went through the same thing you are going through.My Childs Father sued me for Full Custody when my child was just 3 Months old I was still nursing my daugther my 1st child. The sad thing is I really tried to work with him before he sued me I let him have open access to my Daugther he had her while I was working even though he walked out on me while I was pregnant ( I put my feeling aside for her Kid). He got tired of watching our Daugther 3 days a week by himself ( he wasn't from my area he was planning on moving my Daugther back to his hometown and having his Mommy help him). We agreed to look into daycare and we both agreed too expensive, I was only working part time so I qualified to get susidised child care we agreed, when you get susidised child care you have to sue you childs father. We agreed I did it and that was the beginning of He!!, He got a PFA will all lies I did not show so I did not know it existed I got arrested when I called him to ask him about income taxes he claimed our daugther on the income taxes the 1st year she was born, meanwhile he had not even signed the birthcertificate and he was not even around when I was pregnant I carried her all by myself he changed his number when I first told him I was pregnant.He has sued me twice trying to get out of paying childsupport. The 1st time we got split down the middle shared custody. The 2nd time (4 years later)was last year . This time he really caught me off guard because we were cordual and making other arrangements outside of the custody order and I thaught it was ok because he had just got Married and just had another baby and I thaught he moved on, but boy was I wrong he was going to police station getting police report when he knew I was not going to be at exchange at the order time he had a stack of reports. He decided to move his new family back home instead of him moving on and letting care for our Daugther he sued me again and paid zero child support while he was gone for a child that he once had shared custody of and I was pregnant and unemployeed at that time, had the nerve to claim our Daugther on taxes when he did not have our Daugther. He had more reports and I have nothing but a aggressive lawyer and he lost now he has to pay more because than he did when he only our child because he is Married. Sorry for the long response. KARMA IS VERY REAL.

Hi StellaGirl, so sorry to hear about this. And it can never be ok when your child is crying while her father is coming to take her with him. There is something that isn't right, and I will point this on the hearing, and pray that the judge will pay attention, and help you to get custodity, and so to resolve this story in the best way for your child.