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jenlsar
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I have another thread posted, and now have another question.
My son is almost 4 years old. I never wanted child support from his father because I could do it on my own. Recently Child care costs forced me to have to ask him to help (which he did NOT want to voluntarily pay).
Since my son was born his father has NEVER shown any kind of consistancy in visiting my son. He calls every few months and sees him just one afternoon every few months.
Even when he tells me he will be here to pick him up, he ends up not showing, or he calls to say that he was called into work and couldn't make it. He has a job that, he says, keeps him out of town for months at a time.
He has no permanent residence. He stays at his fathers house in a really bad neighborhood. His brother is a 30-something man who has been a consistant drug user for years. My son's father recently told me his brother was siphoning gas and stealing things from that house to pay for drugs.
On April 1 he had to begin paying child support. His mother hired a lawyer (long story regarding the particular lawyer) and is asking for 3 weekends a month plus all holidays and vacation times.
He could never even pick him up once every three months or so, how could he be able to have my son for three full weekends each month?!
I want to ask the court if we could set up a trial period, where he proves to us (my son and I) and the court, that he can actually take on the huge responsibility.
Will I be successfull in asking for this? Are his chances of just taking my son from me highly successful? I'm completely worried. Can someone help?
My son is almost 4 years old. I never wanted child support from his father because I could do it on my own. Recently Child care costs forced me to have to ask him to help (which he did NOT want to voluntarily pay).
Since my son was born his father has NEVER shown any kind of consistancy in visiting my son. He calls every few months and sees him just one afternoon every few months.
Even when he tells me he will be here to pick him up, he ends up not showing, or he calls to say that he was called into work and couldn't make it. He has a job that, he says, keeps him out of town for months at a time.
He has no permanent residence. He stays at his fathers house in a really bad neighborhood. His brother is a 30-something man who has been a consistant drug user for years. My son's father recently told me his brother was siphoning gas and stealing things from that house to pay for drugs.
On April 1 he had to begin paying child support. His mother hired a lawyer (long story regarding the particular lawyer) and is asking for 3 weekends a month plus all holidays and vacation times.
He could never even pick him up once every three months or so, how could he be able to have my son for three full weekends each month?!
I want to ask the court if we could set up a trial period, where he proves to us (my son and I) and the court, that he can actually take on the huge responsibility.
Will I be successfull in asking for this? Are his chances of just taking my son from me highly successful? I'm completely worried. Can someone help?
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