my children

rbreiden · #1 Sep 25, 2007, 06:02 AM

I am in Indiana. My ex hasnt seen the kids in three years partially because our case is assigned in Arizona and he wont sign the paperwork to have it changed to Indiana and he has supervised visitation per the special master in our case whom since he was assigned has resigned for safety reasons....hes afraid of my ex husband. My ex hasnt seen nor asked to see the kids in a year and a half. Is that abondonment? How do I go about filing paperwork on that?

rbreiden · Sep 25, 2007, 09:14 AM

Well, if he hasnt sent me a letter to see the kids nor called and hasnt even sent them anything for their b days or christmas or any child support either than how is that not abondonment? Also what I would get is nothing. I wont gain anything from this other than documentation from the courts that he in deed has not done anything for these kids. The child support issue has been for seven years. Ive never recieved support from him but still allowed him to see them. He hasnt even tried to for over a year for whatever reason I am not sure. I thought that would be considered abondonment but wasnt sure.

macksmom · Sep 25, 2007, 10:16 AM

In Ohio, its 6 months of no contact and no child support. At that time you have grounds to file abandonment. But again, I go along with Scott, what is the point? Are you trying to terminate his parental rights?

Abandonment is kinda of a mute point, even if you file that against him, it doesn't change what he's doing.

rbreiden · Sep 25, 2007, 10:27 AM

Someone told me it will terminate his parental rights. I have full custody and he only has supervised visitation but its been three years since he was arrested for going to their school and trying to see them without permission. Hes got major mental health issues. Anyway since I dont get anything from him and since he has basically dissapeared why not terminate the supervised visitation and not have to deal with him causing problems sometime in case he has some crazy reason to resurface.

macksmom · Sep 25, 2007, 10:29 AM

Well it is extremely hard to get his rights terminated. And unless you have someone willing to adopt the children in his place it won't be done.

macksmom · Sep 25, 2007, 10:30 AM

And as far as him "resurfacing" he could do that weather his parental rights are intact or not.

rbreiden · Sep 25, 2007, 10:31 AM

I have my husband now who has been a father to them for the past four years more than their biological father ever has been . He supports them and does everything for them. But it was just something I was inquiring about. Dont know that I am going to actually try it or not.

rbreiden · Sep 25, 2007, 10:33 AM

There is a warrant out for his arrest here. I doubt he has any desire to resurface because of that but you never know. And with his parental rights terminated his chances of causing me chaos would be slim to none but they pretty much are that anyway at this point so I might not mess with it.



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