What can i do in order for me to stay with my stepmother instead of my Father?
Full Question:
What can I do in order for me to stay with my stepmother instead of my biological father since my stepmother has been the one who has raised me?
10/29/2016 |
Category: Minors |
State: California |
#25864
Answer:
It would also be a crime for the step mother to withhold you from your Father.
278.5. (a) Every person who takes, entices away, keeps, withholds, or conceals a child and maliciously deprives a lawful custodian of a right to custody, or a person of a right to visitation, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both that fine and imprisonment, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for 16 months, or two or three years, a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both that fine and imprisonment. (b) Nothing contained in this section limits the court's contempt power. (c) A custody order obtained after the taking, enticing away, keeping, withholding, or concealing of a child does not constitute a defense to a crime charged under this section. see http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=277-280