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trena1982
May 31, 2011, 09:41 AM
my x husband has not seen or even tried to call his kids in 6 1/2 years we just got devorced a year ago cause I could not find him he has not paid nothing in those years but he sihned the papers and they say all the above in the devorce papers he just recently got approved for disability and is being fored to pay child support I've been with the same guy for 7 years and my ex signed sole cusdity of our kids because he has not supported childern and has wwarrents out for back child support now that he is being forced to pay child support he want to get his kids that are now 9 and 8 I live in Florida and he lives in mi and the childern want to get adopted by their stepdad he has 5 kids and none live with him can he get rights to my kids now that he will be paying child support that he is 75,000.00 behind in

dontknownuthin
May 31, 2011, 09:48 AM
Your message is hard to read but my understanding is that you are divorced, your ex receives government benefits and there is a warrant for back child support? Contact your state's child support disbursement unit and ask them to go for a garnishment of his disability payments. They can take the money out before he's paid and send it to you directly for current and past due support.

What do you want to accomplish with abandonment? He's not involved, you divorce is final and you say that he agreed to you having sole custody, so really all that's left is to get the back and current child support. Garnishing his benefits will start that happening.

AK lawyer
May 31, 2011, 09:53 AM
... ive been with the same guy for 7 years and ... the childern want to get addopted by their stepdad ...

"Living with", as in out-of-wedlock? You would have to marry him first. A step-parent adoption is only possible if the so-called step-parent is married to the custodial biological parent (you).


... can he get rights to my kids now that he will be paying child support ...

No. The fact that he will be now paying CS doesn't affect his rights to custody or visitation.