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Summary

Miranda Gann is seeking legal assistance to gain custody of a child in Arkansas. She wants to file for abandonment against the mother, who has shown a lack of involvement in the childs life. Miranda has documented proof of the mothers lack of contact and involvement. The child was recently taken into the mothers custody due to a court order. The father is facing charges, which are impacting the custody situation. Miranda plans to hire a lawyer to fight the case.

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I need a child custody lawyer
What state are you located in, ****? This will help me provide you with the most accurate information.
Arkansas
What is the specific issue regarding child custody that you need assistance with? In Arkansas, child custody decisions are made based on the best interest of the child.
I need to get custody of a child and file for abandonment on the mother
What evidence do you have to support the claim of abandonment by the mother?

In Arkansas:
- Abandonment is considered if the parent fails to support or maintain contact with the child for at least one year.
- Child custody is determined based on the child's best interest.
She has not tried to contact her son or has been in his life for months
Do you have any documented proof of her lack of contact or involvement? In Arkansas, proof is crucial for abandonment cases.
Yes, we have filed taxes on him since he was a baby.
What other forms of documented proof do you have showing the mother's lack of involvement in the child's life?

In Arkansas:
- Documented proof can strengthen your case in court.
Conversations with the mother
What is the content of these conversations and how do they demonstrate the mother's lack of involvement?
Her making excuses as to why she would not come see her son.
What is the frequency of these conversations and do you have them in a format that can be presented in court? In Arkansas, consistent lack of involvement can be considered as abandonment.
Yes
What is the age of the child and do you have any other legal guardianship or custody orders in place?
*, and no
What is the current living arrangement of the child?
He is with his mother as of yesterday cause she enforced a court order on us.
What is the nature of the court order that the mother enforced?
Taking the child into her custody
What are the terms of the court order regarding visitation or shared custody?
Not allowed visitation unless charges are dropped against the father, which was not in the county that they are stated to be in
What are the charges against the father and in which county were they filed?
Not positive
What is the nature of the charges against the father? This information is crucial to understand the context of the custody case.
False claims made by a 13 year old
What is the nature of these false claims and how are they related to the custody case?
They made the case to where the mother was granted custody
What are the details of the false claims made by the *-year-old that led to the mother being granted custody?
The claims are sexual.
What steps have been taken to address these false claims and how are they impacting the current custody situation?
Him going to court and trying to get the charges dropped. They are impacting the situation by not allowing us to see my nephew.
What is the current status of the court proceedings regarding the false claims?
Dropped down to a misdemeanor currently.
What are the next steps in the court proceedings now that the charges have been dropped to a misdemeanor?
I am not sure from now on
What is the name of the court handling your case? This will help me provide you with the contact details and general information about the court procedures in Arkansas.
I don't have a court handling it yet
Don't have a court handling it yet
No court involved
What is your plan to establish your case for child custody?
File is what I am gonna do
What specific steps are you planning to take to file for child custody?
To go to a lawyer who can fight the case
What is your location in Arkansas? This will help me provide you with contact details of the nearest family court and potential child custody lawyers in your area.
Poughkeepsie
What is the full name of the child's mother?

For your case, you might need to visit the nearest family court. In Poughkeepsie, it's the Dutchess County Family Court. Contact: (*) *-*.