ex want let me see child want to get custody how would I do that

[mrsflo67]

My ex refuse to let me or my mother see my daughter I want to file for joint custody or sole custody but don't know how to begin the process can't afford an attorney just need a little help here and I feel bad that this is going on because my mom has only seen her twice for at least 15 minutes at a time and I think she need to know her as well I can say a lot about my ex but I want I just don't want CPS to come in and take my child  and then I may have a hard time getting her

[ocean]

Need a little more information to help...
Are you and ex in same state? How far away are you from child?
Have you ever gone to court over custody before?
Do you have a visitation plan?
Are you on the birth certificate?

Let us know and we can give you the procedures to file in your state.
Usually, you go to family court and file joint custody with visitation rights. This gives you an exact schedule of when you get child. It would be YOUR visitation and not your mothers. Grandparents usually do not get visitation through courts. You will not get sole custody since she has child now so you would be filing for joint custody.

[tigger]

Also, were you married?
How old is the child?
Does the child already have a relationship with you?