ex-wife left country but left child with me

[jmmaina]

georgia.
My ex-wife left the country and left our daughter with me.(She has physical custody but we have joint legal custody and I would like to have this reversed.)It is over a year now. Does this constitute sufficient material change.
How long do child custody procedures last and can I make this petiton by myself?

Thanks,
James Maina.

 

[Meursault]

Does this constitute sufficient material change

Yes. And it also constitutes abandonment if she is not in the military.

How long do child custody procedures last and can I make this petiton by myself?

The first question is like asking how often you beat your wife? No one can answer this except the judge.

As for can you petition for yourself, the answer is yes BUT, do you want it done right or not? If right, then get an attorney.

 

[VeronicaGia]

And get that attorney and file NOW! She could come back at any time, take the child back, and there would be nothing you could do about it. File for sole legal and physical custody now, hopefully you will get it, and then file to modify child support.