OtherKitten
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Missouri
Hi all, I've never posted here before, but I'm desperate for some direction.
We recently were granted visitation with my husband's son. Prior to going to court, we had no agreement (though we did pay child support), and we saw him whenever his mom decided it was okay with her. We live 3.5 hours apart, and we did all the driving prior to the court order. Now we have regular scheduled visits; his mom has to drive one way, and she and her new husband are VERY unhappy with the arrangement.
In the past few months, my stepson's mom and her husband have reported us to DFS a number of times, for offenses ranging from a splinter in his finger to there not being enough pairs of socks at our house to us getting his hair cut without their permission. The DFS has not followed up on any of the reports (and we don't wonder why), but upon asking the mom why they don't just talk to us about any complaints they have, she responded that she thinks going through DFS is the best way, and that they will be taking their problems that route.
I am concerned about what effect this may have on my husband and I. Will it affect our credit or disqualify us from jobs that require security clearance? Will a giant pile of DFS reports ultimately get our custody order repealed, even if all the reports are frivolous?
Maybe more importantly, is there anything we can do?
Does anyone here have any experience with this kind of thing?
ANY help would be most gratefully appreciated.
Thanks.What is the name of your state?
Hi all, I've never posted here before, but I'm desperate for some direction.
We recently were granted visitation with my husband's son. Prior to going to court, we had no agreement (though we did pay child support), and we saw him whenever his mom decided it was okay with her. We live 3.5 hours apart, and we did all the driving prior to the court order. Now we have regular scheduled visits; his mom has to drive one way, and she and her new husband are VERY unhappy with the arrangement.
In the past few months, my stepson's mom and her husband have reported us to DFS a number of times, for offenses ranging from a splinter in his finger to there not being enough pairs of socks at our house to us getting his hair cut without their permission. The DFS has not followed up on any of the reports (and we don't wonder why), but upon asking the mom why they don't just talk to us about any complaints they have, she responded that she thinks going through DFS is the best way, and that they will be taking their problems that route.
I am concerned about what effect this may have on my husband and I. Will it affect our credit or disqualify us from jobs that require security clearance? Will a giant pile of DFS reports ultimately get our custody order repealed, even if all the reports are frivolous?
Maybe more importantly, is there anything we can do?
Does anyone here have any experience with this kind of thing?
ANY help would be most gratefully appreciated.
Thanks.What is the name of your state?