[petalsbypam]

My ex husband and I got divorced 10 years ago and I have custody of our 12 year old daughter. He had already stopped paying child support before he left and then stopped showing up for visitation altogether in Oct. 2010. I haven't heard anything from him since. I think that he has left the country. I want to file for abandonment papers here in Utah. How do I do this and is this the best option for my situation?

[this8384]

My ex husband and I got divorced 10 years ago and I have custody of our 12 year old daughter. He had already stopped paying child support before he left and then stopped showing up for visitation altogether in Oct. 2010. I havent heard anything from him since. I think that he has left the country. I want to file for abandonment papers here in Utah. How do I do this and is this the best option for my situation?

There is a sticky regarding Abandonment at the top of the Family Law forum, which you can read here:
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/family...st-364259.html

Certain states, such as Georgia, do constitute failure to pay child support as abandonment - I'm not positive what Utah's laws are.

Can I ask why you're trying to file against him? If he's not exercising his rights, wouldn't you rather just let sleeping dogs lie?

[ballengerb1]

If you have custody he can not abandone her, only you can. Was there a divorce decree that stipulated what he was supposed to pay for support

[ScottGem]

What do you think filing for abandonment will get you?

[cdad]

Also quite frankly most courts that have law in place wouldn't consider it as abandonment until at least 6 months. It hasn't been 2 full months yet.