Cheshire2008
Feb 1, 2008, 09:12 PM
I remarried a year ago and my daughter has decided she does not want to be a part of my new family. I have not forced her to blend with the family ( My husband has 2 daughters her age) and I was trying to ease into it slowly. I even took a separate vacation just her and my new husband. I have visited her up at her dad's home.
She has recently decided to not speak to me or visit with me anymore. Her Dad and I are not the best of friends. She lives with her Dad in a different state and will not return my calls, emails and text messages. Her father is of no help and won't return my calls. I wonder since she is 16 if I have any legal recourse. :( Don't know what to do or where to turn.:eek: Everyone says to wait it out and keep in contact. But it has been three months.
My husband and I divorced over 10 years ago. We had an agreement drawn that we had split custody 50/50 That we would try to work in cooperation with one another for the children. Five years ago I moved to Alabama my youngest daughter chose to stay in Maryland with her Dad. I would fly her here or fly there to Maryland and see her.
About a year ago I found a Man my X husband did not take it well and my daughter who is 16 was upset. We married a year ago and now my daughter refuses to visit or speak to me. She told me to concentrate my focus to my new family. I have tried to talk to her to no avail she won't return my calls or text messages. I have tried to contact her father but he is no help at all. Do I have any legal recourse?? How should I proceed from here. Should I contact a lawyer a mediator?? I don't know what to do. :confused:
I remarried a year ago and my daughter has decided she does not want to be a part of my new family. I have not forced her to blend with the family ( My husband has 2 daughters her age) and I was trying to ease into it slowly. I even took a separate vacation just her and my new husband. I have visited her up at her dad's home.
She has recently decided to not speak to me or visit with me anymore. Her Dad and I are not the best of friends. She lives with her Dad in a different state and will not return my calls, emails and text messages. Her father is of no help and won't return my calls. I wonder since she is 16 if I have any legal recourse. :( Don't know what to do or where to turn.:eek: Everyone says to wait it out and keep in contact. But it has been three months.
Greg thank you it is really hard for me. I am trying to be positive and I send cards and letters. My husband never remarried or even dated . He really wanted me to do the same. He is a contol freak and throws his money at them and buys them anything they aask for. He succeeded in getting my older daughter to not speak to me. He bought her a car paid for her college she is in Medical school. Bought her a house. I kept sending her cards and letters. We finally reconciled and started conversations. I had hope for us she is 23. When he found out he met with her and turned her against me. The calls stopped. I don't even know what he tells them they just don't call. Now he is doing it with my younger daughter. We had a great mother and daughter trip and she returned home and cwent home then ompletely shut down wouldn't call me back. So I am just running a steady course of positive cards letters and emails. I send gifts but don't even know if they get them. Her last response said she would cherish our memories ? That she did not want to intergrate into my new family. My new husband has two girls 16 and 14. Maybe she is jealous of them. I cannot see why since I've made our time together all about her.
So I guess I will just keep in touch stay positive and pray a lot.She has a medical condition which we have worked through all these years together several surgeries. John Hopkins is home to us. She has bladder extrophy and has a stoma and has to cath herself every four hours or she will become very ill. He doesn't even tell me if she is ill or hospitalized.
My heart feels very empty.
She has recently decided to not speak to me or visit with me anymore. Her Dad and I are not the best of friends. She lives with her Dad in a different state and will not return my calls, emails and text messages. Her father is of no help and won't return my calls. I wonder since she is 16 if I have any legal recourse. :( Don't know what to do or where to turn.:eek: Everyone says to wait it out and keep in contact. But it has been three months.
My husband and I divorced over 10 years ago. We had an agreement drawn that we had split custody 50/50 That we would try to work in cooperation with one another for the children. Five years ago I moved to Alabama my youngest daughter chose to stay in Maryland with her Dad. I would fly her here or fly there to Maryland and see her.
About a year ago I found a Man my X husband did not take it well and my daughter who is 16 was upset. We married a year ago and now my daughter refuses to visit or speak to me. She told me to concentrate my focus to my new family. I have tried to talk to her to no avail she won't return my calls or text messages. I have tried to contact her father but he is no help at all. Do I have any legal recourse?? How should I proceed from here. Should I contact a lawyer a mediator?? I don't know what to do. :confused:
I remarried a year ago and my daughter has decided she does not want to be a part of my new family. I have not forced her to blend with the family ( My husband has 2 daughters her age) and I was trying to ease into it slowly. I even took a separate vacation just her and my new husband. I have visited her up at her dad's home.
She has recently decided to not speak to me or visit with me anymore. Her Dad and I are not the best of friends. She lives with her Dad in a different state and will not return my calls, emails and text messages. Her father is of no help and won't return my calls. I wonder since she is 16 if I have any legal recourse. :( Don't know what to do or where to turn.:eek: Everyone says to wait it out and keep in contact. But it has been three months.
Greg thank you it is really hard for me. I am trying to be positive and I send cards and letters. My husband never remarried or even dated . He really wanted me to do the same. He is a contol freak and throws his money at them and buys them anything they aask for. He succeeded in getting my older daughter to not speak to me. He bought her a car paid for her college she is in Medical school. Bought her a house. I kept sending her cards and letters. We finally reconciled and started conversations. I had hope for us she is 23. When he found out he met with her and turned her against me. The calls stopped. I don't even know what he tells them they just don't call. Now he is doing it with my younger daughter. We had a great mother and daughter trip and she returned home and cwent home then ompletely shut down wouldn't call me back. So I am just running a steady course of positive cards letters and emails. I send gifts but don't even know if they get them. Her last response said she would cherish our memories ? That she did not want to intergrate into my new family. My new husband has two girls 16 and 14. Maybe she is jealous of them. I cannot see why since I've made our time together all about her.
So I guess I will just keep in touch stay positive and pray a lot.She has a medical condition which we have worked through all these years together several surgeries. John Hopkins is home to us. She has bladder extrophy and has a stoma and has to cath herself every four hours or she will become very ill. He doesn't even tell me if she is ill or hospitalized.
My heart feels very empty.