What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? North Carolina.
My son is 13 yrs old and his paternal grandmother has legal custody. I pay child support and see him when we can, as we live almost 3 hours apart. Every summer I make sufficient time to make prior arrangements to pick him up, however, every year he mysteriously has plans on the days that we set (his plans are made by gma or dad at the last minute). Then gma offers to bring him to me at a later date. That date never comes. Here it is another year and we have been through the same thing. What can we do? My son, and myself are tired of the charades and games. He has stated repeatedly that he is ready to come home...with me. Since he is living with grandma, and not dad, do I have rights over grandma? Can he choose where he wants to live? What steps do I need to take to ensure this is done with no flaws? Grandma threatens me that if I want him I will have to take her to court because she will never agree to him living with me. Thank you for your time and consideration. Have a blessed day!!!!
My son is 13 yrs old and his paternal grandmother has legal custody. I pay child support and see him when we can, as we live almost 3 hours apart. Every summer I make sufficient time to make prior arrangements to pick him up, however, every year he mysteriously has plans on the days that we set (his plans are made by gma or dad at the last minute). Then gma offers to bring him to me at a later date. That date never comes. Here it is another year and we have been through the same thing. What can we do? My son, and myself are tired of the charades and games. He has stated repeatedly that he is ready to come home...with me. Since he is living with grandma, and not dad, do I have rights over grandma? Can he choose where he wants to live? What steps do I need to take to ensure this is done with no flaws? Grandma threatens me that if I want him I will have to take her to court because she will never agree to him living with me. Thank you for your time and consideration. Have a blessed day!!!!