EDOffshore
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
I work offshore (21 days home / 21 days at sea.) With my current custody
arrangement, (1st, 3rd, 5th weekends) I'm lucky to see my 8 yr old daughter for 4 days out of 42.
These are just a few of my issues:
1. My daughter missed 18 days of school this year, with 18 being
the limit here in Texas. I went to the school to talk to my daughter's
teacher, and she told me that my daughter often tells her that she
was absent because her mother didn't feel like waking up. My ex recieved
three truancy warnings.
2. While at the school I found out that someone called CPS on my ex, and that an investigator had been to the school to interview my daughter. When I
called CPS, they refused to share any info with me at this time.
3. Apparantly my ex's next door neighbor has called the cops several times
because of loud fights with my ex and her boyfriend who has been in prison
2x for drugs.
4. We live in a small town, less than 5 miles apart, and I have had to resort to
calling the police in order to get my weekend visit. However, after I did that, she made life even more miserable for me...hostile phone calls, making my daughter unavailable, etc.
5. Since the initial order of custody, which is joint conservatorship with her
as the primary custodial parent, my life situation has changed. I'm married,
stable, have a decent home, etc.
What are my chances of getting custody?
I work offshore (21 days home / 21 days at sea.) With my current custody
arrangement, (1st, 3rd, 5th weekends) I'm lucky to see my 8 yr old daughter for 4 days out of 42.
These are just a few of my issues:
1. My daughter missed 18 days of school this year, with 18 being
the limit here in Texas. I went to the school to talk to my daughter's
teacher, and she told me that my daughter often tells her that she
was absent because her mother didn't feel like waking up. My ex recieved
three truancy warnings.
2. While at the school I found out that someone called CPS on my ex, and that an investigator had been to the school to interview my daughter. When I
called CPS, they refused to share any info with me at this time.
3. Apparantly my ex's next door neighbor has called the cops several times
because of loud fights with my ex and her boyfriend who has been in prison
2x for drugs.
4. We live in a small town, less than 5 miles apart, and I have had to resort to
calling the police in order to get my weekend visit. However, after I did that, she made life even more miserable for me...hostile phone calls, making my daughter unavailable, etc.
5. Since the initial order of custody, which is joint conservatorship with her
as the primary custodial parent, my life situation has changed. I'm married,
stable, have a decent home, etc.
What are my chances of getting custody?