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What is the name of your state? Florida jurisdiction
Hello, I am new here to the forum but I will try to explain this situation as "simply" as possible. Background. My divorce was finalized 10 years ago in the State of Florida. Three years ago my employment with the government transferred me out of state to the state of Texas. My child visited here several times at my expense but then my ex wife (who had an extensive history of interfering with visittation with the courts) "kidnapped" my child and I did not know where they were for the past 2 1/2 years. I filed back in December of 2005 to cease my child support obligations since my child would legally be an adult within the next couple of months. The courts granted the hearing and motions were sent out to my ex to appear. It was noted that she had at one time sent the courts a "Florida a direct deposit info form" back in 2004 and had a PO Box for Arizona listed. So the courts attempted to have her respond. No answer. The judge granted the child support to end because the child was now legally an adult and was removed from the state of Florida without permission from the courts per the Final Dissolution of Marriage decree(stated she was not permitted to remove the child from the state.) AFter the ruling, the order was sent out and she oddly received it. THis infuriated her and she now has filed the original "Final Dissolution of Marriage" in the State of Arizona and is attempting to have me pay more child support for the months the Judge stopped c/s. The judge in Florida ceased it 2 months early to his graduation due to her removing my child and withholding visitation for over two years from me. She has repeatedly been asked by the courts to disclose the whereabouts of my child and their physical address but she will not disclose it to myself or the courts. She keeps saying that the Florida courts do not have jurisdiction. Can she legally start a new case in Arizona after the Florida courts have already "closed" it and I have an order saying so? By the way, she did not disclose to the AZ courts that there already is an order in place Terminating my support. Please help, I am really looking for some closure to all of this....Thank you
Hello, I am new here to the forum but I will try to explain this situation as "simply" as possible. Background. My divorce was finalized 10 years ago in the State of Florida. Three years ago my employment with the government transferred me out of state to the state of Texas. My child visited here several times at my expense but then my ex wife (who had an extensive history of interfering with visittation with the courts) "kidnapped" my child and I did not know where they were for the past 2 1/2 years. I filed back in December of 2005 to cease my child support obligations since my child would legally be an adult within the next couple of months. The courts granted the hearing and motions were sent out to my ex to appear. It was noted that she had at one time sent the courts a "Florida a direct deposit info form" back in 2004 and had a PO Box for Arizona listed. So the courts attempted to have her respond. No answer. The judge granted the child support to end because the child was now legally an adult and was removed from the state of Florida without permission from the courts per the Final Dissolution of Marriage decree(stated she was not permitted to remove the child from the state.) AFter the ruling, the order was sent out and she oddly received it. THis infuriated her and she now has filed the original "Final Dissolution of Marriage" in the State of Arizona and is attempting to have me pay more child support for the months the Judge stopped c/s. The judge in Florida ceased it 2 months early to his graduation due to her removing my child and withholding visitation for over two years from me. She has repeatedly been asked by the courts to disclose the whereabouts of my child and their physical address but she will not disclose it to myself or the courts. She keeps saying that the Florida courts do not have jurisdiction. Can she legally start a new case in Arizona after the Florida courts have already "closed" it and I have an order saying so? By the way, she did not disclose to the AZ courts that there already is an order in place Terminating my support. Please help, I am really looking for some closure to all of this....Thank you