I'm to the point where I am going to start to deny all visitation & communication because he doesn't provide financially (diapaers, food, clothes, etc.),...
I'd be happy that he actually sees his child but that is just me. Your son will realize what is going on when he is older. NEVER EVER talk bad about his father...
Set aside your personal feelings for your ex. Think about if he is safe and sane for the child. The child's relationship with each parent and their continued...
... Getting a court order, and especially opening a case with the IV-D or enforcement agency, should be the very last resort: when all attempts at a...
I'm not looking for any money to be exchanged because I don't want the "I dont know what you're gonna do w/ the money" type of issue. I just wish he would help...
So the court has ordered both my husband and his ex to get a psych eval. CPS and our lawyer made this sound like a quick process. My husband finally went for...
... Unfortunately this is absolutely typical of a formal psychological evaluation, which it's important to distinguish from a CPS `interview' or a custody...
... Perhaps try to send him to a father's support/discussion/political action group: seeing how so many fathers have to fight hard for every quarter hour they...
I am trying to help someone in my family (older male) accused by a teenager (female) in the family of some horrendous and ridiculous offences. I believe with...
I have been through court ordered psych evaluations and so have my ex so I have been able to see how biased they are (but then again, my ex gets everything he...
I have an update, which is good news. Last week the visitation center called with an update. I reached the top of the waiting list and my ex actually returned...
My daughter is and because she was intense and afraid the man did not like it. I do not understand when someone is scared for their child, why they would not...
I just got done going through the entire test, it is a long process. it took anout 3 months to get everything done then another3 months for the doctor to get...
... An inconclusive MMPI usually means a high `lie' score: that in your answers you represented yourself as more successful in life and satisfied with yourself...
well.before stopping your visites. give him the rules. like he must have diapers.and basic,s for his child. if he does not. then you will stop the visites.make...
Telling her that you wanted to spend time with her alone is a good way to go about it, but be prepared for the next question that will likely come. "Will you...
Jaye1220, This is an interesting thread about anger and vigilantism. You do not have the right to change visitation terms, but you do have the right to go into...
Any time that one parent believes that they can override a court order and not allow court ordered visitation they themselves are (usually legally) in the...
Greetings, Mark, As good as it sounds to use the legal path to defend yourselves, it doesn't always work. We have tried and tried to defend ourselves, and ...
... In custody or parenting time disputes the `conventional wisdom' is that the conflict shows the parents cannot coparent and the court should accordingly...
My ex is doing this exact thing. I got notification that my ex, after three years of violation of a court order granting me visitation three times a week with...
... Visitation centers are usually pretty sleazy outfits: they `work for' the court and often seem to think they do their job better the more they arbitrarily...
We filed more than one affidavit of contempt and were told we were being "nitpicky" and it upped the ante so the ex accused me of abuse, hence no visitation at...
... Family law gives judges essentially unlimited discretion in awarding custody and support, handling evidence, etc.: once someone files for dissolution, or...
I have read the posts and I appreciate the responses, but now I need some type of feedback regarding my intended next move. I feel as though our son deserves...
You must document non-involvement ruthlessly. Most folks on this list, myself included, are two-parent advocates. My eldest son's father has limited...
... That's almost certainly not a hard and fast law but a CPS policy or guideline, which they follow in deciding when to take a case to court. An adoption must...
Well, I have proof that my ex failed to follow the court order regarding visitation for three years and before my attorney quit on me, he was working on the...
... Insufficient proof is usually not the problem: the court will probably believe you haven't been allowed to see your daughter, but it has the discretionary...
Well, I had my first visit in three years on Thursday. It was very emotional. I had seen my daughter a few days earlier when her father and her walked into my...