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In a word, everything. Never agree to giving your soon-to-be ex-spouse full custody of a child unless you are willing to forfeit all of your parental rights, including those of visitation. Especially don’t if your ex-spouse has shown any desire or inclination to limit, or interfere with your relationship with your child. If you grant your spouse sole custody of your child:
· You give up your right to make decisions regarding what may be best for the child.
· You give up your right to help raise the child.
· You give up the right to have an impact on the child’s development and life.
· You even give up the right to ever see your child again.
Sole custody would also allow your spouse to change the schedule of visitation that has already been established in a parenting plan, as you would have no say in the matter.
Your spouse would also be able to change any agreements regarding custody in the original divorce settlement. Since you have no say in the matter, she could choose to keep you from seeing your child for any or no reason at all.
Once sole custody has been granted to one spouse, the only way to regain any parental rights whatsoever is to go to court and fight for custody again.
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