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16 yr old wants to live with other parent.

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xsjwheeler

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Florida.
My wife has custody of her three children, and her ex has visitation every other weekend. Our 16 year old son has decided he wants to live with his biological father, and has refused to come home after their Christmas trip. His grades have fallen to failing levels and he is passively asserting that he cannot be forced to return to our home. We picked up the other two children last night, leaving the son with the non-custodial parent.

We do not believe that we can force the son to do anything he doesn't want to do, and yet, we do not feel comfortable being forced into this situation. The biological father wants custody to be signed over to him, and while we do not feel this is ultimately in the son's best interest, we do not feel we have much say in the matter.

Does this situation require a custody change, or can my wife and I maintain custody although the son does not reside with us? Where can we go from here?
 


rmet4nzkx

Senior Member
Whether NCP has custody now doesn't change anything until it goes through court, so NCP still owes child support, so let him deal with the problem, if he wants legal custody and to lower child support, let him take it to court and respond asking for increase in child support, even losing 1 out of 3 in child support won't make a big difference and could even go up if it hasn't been a while since the last adjustment. This may be the best way to handle the situation, more than likely Biodad will also tire of dealing with sonnyboy's antics, especially if there is little financial benefit. Call it tough love by proxy!
 

stealth2

Under the Radar Member
Mom can certainly file against Dad for contempt, and the courts can force the boy to return to Mom's house. You, however, cannot do anything beyond the information gathering that you're doing and providing support to Mom.
 

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