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Scott, do you think with the Mom now moving back to the hometown and since we are currently in a temp 50/50 custody plan that the judge will now stick to the status quo? What about this other child...

Okay. Sorry judy, lol. But I do know how to talk to a judge and how to speak in court correctly. Anytime I speak to my attorney or mediator, I refer to him as our son or just use his name. I never...

There is no difference in Kid or Child. I refer to him as our child, our kid, our son. Because he is. I don't see what you find offensive in that but if you do, why even bother to take the time to...

I think there's truth to the ex boyfriends story mixed with lies but in my heart I don't believe our son is in danger. Right now Mom and I are in a custody order week to week so I don't want to...

Yeah but that's not the core issue though I appreciate your help. I'm more focused on whether I should let my son's mom pick him up because of my concerns over this situation. Her ex boyfriend left...

Ok so what should I do? Should I side with this other guy and take his story or stick to the status quo? I want my sons mom to be a part of his life but now I am concerned after everything he has...

Well the other child's father is now wanting to help me in court. He is giving me his story on how she is unstable, always yelling in front of the kids, being violent, taking too many tylenol PM...

***UPDATE*** Things may have either gotten easier or much worse. My son's mother who had a boyfriend they had a kid together 2 years ago while living in a different state (with me being totally...

Well this will be my last post until custody is decided -- Yeah I am definitely talking to the attorney and am probably going to speak with the judge very soon. I do know that my state retains...

Sorry Scott, the pressure/anxiety of this battle is getting to me. So I apologize for the repetitive posts.

But I have a question -- I got a copy of our parenting plan and one thing is unclear to...

UPDATE:

The burns weren't that bad they went away over the next few days under my care and supervision. I spoke to the mom about his hygiene and we will see if that changes. We had mediation the...

This is long and for the experts here, I ask you guys to please read carefully -- So, here's an update: We finally have our first mediation session very soon. I recently just found a full-time job. I...

No lol trust me my original teeth are turning white. I had decay, they removed all the decay, filled it with composite fillings (on top of all these teeth.)

I'm just looking for toothpaste that...

I have a ton of composite resin fillings and while they are an affordable quick fixer upper, there's one downside to them. They match the current color of crude teeth and the fillings can discolor...

yeah I believe it's best for both parents to be involved but a 50/50 shared plan might not work because of the distance... so am I in the right for wanting joint physical with me being residential...

Sounds like a plan but what exactly would be the difference with sole physical vs. joint physical (with me being residential custodian)? Or is being the residential custodian the same thing as having...

So had my first mediation appt. the mediator stated that our court system generally won't like the idea of joint custody because of the distance and transporting the child in and out of state. The...

Ok I got it now. I'm assuming in order to go for arbitration or get an arbitrator I would have to go through my attorney to request one? I mean that's really the main dispute here is the child's age,...

Thanks califdad, I appreciate the ideas. They do help. I think the difference between mediator/arbitrator is pretty much an arbitrator can make a final decision, mediator's can't. I learned an...

So, if I do fill out a parenting plan (I have the forms from my attorney), should I list in it that I seek residential custody and should I prepare that PRIOR to mediation?

P.S. what exactly is...

Califdad, I think it makes a difference that mom and I shared 50/50 custody of our son before and it worked well. Since we are still married, I don't see how her becoming pregnant with another man is...

Hey califdad, thanks for your reply too. I owed it to the forum and you guys for helping out by updating the thread.

The mom stated in her affidavit that she has another child, with another man in...

Scott, thanks for your reply. Another question, what will happen if the Mom and I can't agree with each other for a parenting plan during mediation? I'm willing to make her the visiting parent for...

Thanks for the reply Scott!

Well I have proof I picked the child up at her home for the past 3 years because there's 6 family members who could write short affidavit's or give depositions that...

Here's an update: So the court hearing came up, and after a long hour or so listening to both attorneys argue, reading all affidavit's from my ex and her friends, the judge decided that my home state...

Thank you. If it were my way, I certainly want the mom involved in the child's life as much as possible. I'd allow time with the child during summer, shared holidays, off days from school, spring...

I want to be the bulldog here and lay it all on the line. What the mom did was wrong, I might have waited too long to go after her for that but I disagree. I have a strong feeling that any judge is...

I know I don't have any 'legal' knowledge. I don't know how to go about that stuff. The attorney just said let me do everything and I'll handle. When I make suggestions, it seems like he is not...

Ok so should I meet with my attorney to discuss how I can go about this? Everyone in my family knows I had our kid for months while the mom never made an attempt to see him until that one day of...

Hey Scott excellent advice I sincerely appreciate it. I am glad I requested parenting plan papers then to fill out accordingly as a backup in case it doesn't work out. The proof that I had the child...

Thanks Califdad. I asked my attorney if he knew what residential custody meant. And he goes, huh? And I literally had to explain it to him. I don't think he has a clue what he's doing in this case.
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Thanks for the responses guys. I Know you don't get paid I was just becoming impatient because the hearing is coming up and I kind of feel like I'm not getting the help I need from my attorney and...

All right. Can a mod or someone please delete this entire thread? I'm not getting any kind of valuable insight on here and my court hearing is coming soon. Please and thank you.

Can anyone else speak on this?

My state signed the law of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act a few years ago. Without having to explain the full details, basically the Mom did make...

I'm just really scared of what the Judge is going to decide. I just know I am extremely upset with what's happened and I have always been a part of my kid's life until now because of the stunt the...

The case was then thrown out just last year. While neither the mom or myself had the money to divorce until months later after Mom flees to new state without telling me, followed by threats of...

Yes the court set its on motion that both of us show cause why the matter should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. They then referred to her complaint filed years ago, my complaint. A...

Sorry if what I type is a bit misunderstanding. The previous temporary custody order was joint physical 50/50 everything with split medical and no child support. Then it was thrown out because of due...

One of the reasons I have not filed any kind of charges is because I'm getting so many different opinions from people. I don't remember everything I told the police, I was so upset and shocked. When...

I'm not sure what the attorney is up to. He's a very busy attorney. I mean he has like 200 clients. He's one of the top attorney's around. A temp custody order existed, yes, and divorce was in the...

One other thing must be noted. The Mom's boyfriend has 7 records on file and one criminal record in which he was found guilty about 5 years ago. Whether that will mean much in my case for custody vs....

I have also told my attorney that I will consider joint custody if the Mother moved back to my area to make schooling easier for the child. If she refuses the offer, then she should be responsible...

If you want, you can read it again. There was no custody order. It got thrown out last year due to Mom not showing. Mom and I continued shared custody since then until 8 months later when the threats...

The attorney is going to file ex-parte and present it at the hearing in a few weeks. I initially consulted with an attorney and was going to bring back the divorce work/temp custody order. I notified...

Yes I am. I have lived in the same residence since the day my kid was born. Basically she and I upheld shared visitation but since the discovery of her move, that's when the threats came. Now Mom...

Also I forgot to add that the home state is NE. I list child and kid as to not be too revealing in the post.

What are the consequences of my child's Mom taking our kid and moving out of state without prior notification to me? I researched my state law and it basically said if one parent moves they must...