How can a mother get custody of her children if she cannot work, has no place to live and is on disability for a mental disability?
In awarding custody, judges have a duty to consider only the best interests of the children. If you don’t have a place for the children to live, you would have to show the judge that you have applied for help in getting housing and that you will have a place in the near future. If you cannot show that, the judge could not grant you custody. If you cannot work, you would have to show that your disability payment along with economic help you can get from other sources (food stamps, rent subsidies, etc.) would be sufficient to support your children. Don’t forget that the father of the children has a duty to support them, even if they are not in his custody and the judge can take this into consideration and order him to pay child support to you. Whether or not the mental disability would keep you from having custody of your children would depend on the type and severity of the disability. If it does not interfere with your ability to take care of your children, it should not be a factor in
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