Gusto namin makuha child custody ng pinsan na kinuha na ulit ng ina

Gg Manipon
is a nurse in the Philippines

Gusto po namin makuha yung child custody ng cousin ko na 11 years old. Namatay po father nya ng 4 y/o siya. Sa amin na iniwan l, yung nanay nya ofw. Kami na po nagpaaral sa bata. Mabibilang lang sa daliri times na nagpadala sya sa loob ng 7 years na nasa amin sya. Kami po talaga nagprovide ng mga needs nya. Ngayon kinuha na sya ng nanay nya na ayaw nya sumama para dalhin s province at iwan sa ka-sister nya sa simbahan at babalik din abroad.

May chance ba na makuha namin ang custody sa nanay at mabawi namin sya sa province sa pinagiwan sa kanya? May laban po ba kame sa child custody since parents ko na ang tinuturing nyang mga magulang? Thanks and godbless

 

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Let me get this straight -- your relative is the father of the child? Or the mother of the child?

The father is dead? Your family has raised the child? The mother took the child and left the child with a stranger? You can file a case for child custody. Clearly, the mother was not thinking of the best interest of the child.

How old is the child? A children below 7 years old should be with the mother, but if the mother is unfit (katulad nito, hindi siya nagpapadala ng support, hindi niya sina-alang-alang ang bata, at kaniyang iniwan sa stranger ang bata), then you have a chance to get the custody of the child.

Kasi, ang bata, hindi dapat inaalis sa tanging tahanan na kanyang kinalakihan. All his/her life, kayo lang ang pamilya na kilala niya. Para ang bata ay alisin sa tanging tahanan nakagisnan niya at iiwan siya sa isang tao na hindi man lamang niya kilala is cruelty.

You can even allege that the mother is not fit to exercise parental authority over her child kasi nga, hindi niya ito sinuportahan all the while that she was abroad. Naka-alis na ba ang ina for abroad?

Consult a lawyer. The best interest of the child is the foremost consideration. And insofar as your recitation of facts, mukhang the best interest of the child will be best served kung sa inyo ang custody ng bata.

Please consult a lawyer.
anonymous
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yung father nya po ang relative ko. illegitimate sha. 11 yrs old na po. bumalik na po ata un mother s abroad. ngayon po wala na ko contact s bata. wala din kami idea kung saan nya ipinagkatiwala un bata. thanks po attorney.
Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Well, I had an experience like this once, ang ginawa ng mga relatives noong bata, nag-file ng writ of habeas corpus. Nag-file din ng kidnapping laban doon sa kumupkop.

Alam mo ba kung saan ang province noong ina noong bata? Kaibigan mo ba siya sa FB? Ang gawin mo, gumawa ka ng account sa FB, i-friend mo iyong ina at halughugin mo ang wall niya for posts about your pamangkin.

Pag naka-kita ka ng recent picture ng pamangkin mo, i-search mo ang picture at hanapin mo ang mga details ng picture (usually kasi, may naka-lagay na location sa picture). So, kapag alam mo na, puntahan mo doon. Pero, bago magpa-kita sa pamangkin mo, mag-sumbong ka na sa barangay, sa pulis, at kung may means ka, ikaw ay mag-file ng petition for writ of habeas corpus sa pinaka-malapit na husgado doon sa kinaroroonan ng bata.

Anyway, that's what a friend of mine did to find a relative that had been secreted away. Ang pinaka-maganda, mag-consulta ka ng abogado na medyo matibay ang loob at handang makipag-laban para ma-kuha mo ulit ang iyong pamangkin. Ang batang may edad 11 ay binibigyan ng batas ng karapatang pumili kung saan siya titira (lalo na't stranger naman iyong pinag-iwanan sa kanya).

Ang "best interest of the child" is the paramount concern. Halimbawa, walang kilala ang bata doon sa probinsiya, kung siya'y walang kamag-anakan doon, kung siya'y hindi nagsasalita ng kaparehong linguwahe doon sa linguwahe sa probinsiyang iyon, at kung wala siyang kaparaanan na ma-contact ang mga itinuturing niyang mga kamag-anak niya (kayo) iyon ay maka-sasama sa emosyonal ay sikolohikal na kalusugan ng bata.

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose

I am a graduate of the UP College of Law. Member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines since 1995. I am currently involved in private practice in criminal, civil and labor law.
Profession: Lawyer
Adelaimar C. Arias-Jose
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