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If you and your co-parent cannot agree about your custody arrangement, you can petition the court for a change. To do so, you must prepare a schedule you think is in your child's best interests. You will also need to fill out an official petition to modify custody from with the court that initially handled your case.

Pennsylvania's child custody laws include a gender-neutrality provision to overcome favorable and unfavorable biases toward both genders and help ensure each parent has an equal custody right to their child. Regardless of gender, when both parents are found to be competent caregivers courts tend to award joint custody.

Rights as a Father As a parent, the father of a child has rights to that child. For example, a father is entitled to see his child. This means that he can ask the court for physical custody or visitation rights. Pennsylvania offers various forms of physical custody, including sole, primary, partial, and shared.

A parent has the option of filing an emergency custody order when they feel that their child is in immediate risk of harm. To file is to essentially request for the courts to immediately intervene to place a child in either the petitioning parent's custody or someone else's custody until it is safe to lift the order.

To open a custody case, you have to pay a fee between $57 and $300, depending on your county. You may pay less if you already have a divorce or separation case open. E-filing may bring an additional fee.

To open a custody case, you have to pay a fee between $57 and $300, depending on your county. You may pay less if you already have a divorce or separation case open. E-filing may bring an additional fee.