My husband has primary custody of his kids, 17 %26amp; 16. They have both went to live with their mom, but she cant put them in school. We live in GA, and at the age of 14, the kids can decide where they live. Mom lives in AL. The school wont enroll the kids because she doesnt have primary custody. Dad cant enroll them there because he doesnt live there. They have agreed to let her have primary custody so the kids can go to school, but how do we get it done? The easiest, quickest, and cheapest- BUT LEGAL- way to get this done?How to change primary custody in joint agreement?Use a certified mediator. Take the document to the court and have the clerk on the court certify it for placement in the case file. A copy of it can be presented to the schools.How to change primary custody in joint agreement?The only way to do this is to go to the court where this order exists, and have it modified. The school is looking for the paper that says who the custodial parent is. The only way to get that? Court.How to change primary custody in joint agreement?Since when do school boards investigate custody?
The parties need to draw up a document indicating the voluntary change in custody and have it notarized. File it with the courts and register the kids in school.How to change primary custody in joint agreement?Contact an attorney and have him/her prepare a Stipulation to change primary physical custody. File it with the court, get a certifid copy of it and get it to their mother. She will then be able to enroll the children into school.How to change primary custody in joint agreement?go to family court and talk to someone they can get it all done for you without a lawyer if both parties agree on the deal
I had to thumbs down the girl above me simply on principle- I know its her profession BUT you do NOT need to pay a lawyer for what can be done between the two of them and the court- its actually not hard- heck I wrote my own divorce decree.