I was wondering if the age of a parent is taken into consideration when determining a child custody case ? Someone I know is in a situation, she has a child under five and the baby's father is almost 60 years old. His eyesight is going bad, he drives carelessly, takes antidepressants, has a nasty temper. But besides of that which has to be proven in Court, will his age be a factor, too ? I ask because some Grandparents I also know wanted to get custody of their grandkids but the police told them (they are in their 70's) that the court would not give them custody because they are too old. So my question is, how old is too old for a parent to be to gain custody?
2006-09-28 07:35:43 · 3 answers · asked by misfit 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
his age will definitely be a factor in this case because he is already having health problems that could make it hard for him to loOK out after his child, but mostly they are going to look at who the child spends the most time with, who takes him to and from school, who puts him to sleep, that kind of thing so they know who the child is more attach to. They will check on the financial side, just to make sure that the child is going to be taking care of, but as long as your friend has a stable job, a clean place to live and is a good mother she should be ok.
2006-09-28 07:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by rucrazy? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sometimes they do, because an infirm person may not be able to care for children very young, like 1-2 year olds.
2006-09-28 07:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure. ask her to go to the people dealing with that
2006-09-28 07:37:51 · answer #3 · answered by shine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋