Jlcollins85
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois. My 10 year old daughter was asked my my ex husband to come live with him. We divorced when she was nine months old and he didn't even see her until she was three. He moved to Arizona as soon as I said I wanted a divorce. During that time I met my now husband, who has been the only constant father figure in her life. Between the ages of 3-6 he came to see her about 6 times. Anytime she was sick he would call frantic and I would have to go pick her up. During the course of time he's visits became every other weekend only because he had moved back to his grandmother's. I told him on more than one occasion that if he wanted to see her more all he had to do was ask. He would say to that he had a life and needed time for himself. He eventually moved to a town about three hours way and now only sees her on school breaks. I also didn't receive any child support from him and had to involve state child support enforcement to even get anything from him. He has now been paying regularly for the last 4 years. My daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and adhd at the age of four. I was the one who took her to doctors appointments, fought to get a diagnosis, and dealt with the day to day rollercoaster daughter was dealing with. We have gone from her getting kicked out of preschool at age 4 to her being on the honor roll at age 10. Now he is talking about moving to Arizona again and I am afraid if I let her live with him she will not receive the same support she receives now and it will do more harm than good. Should I contact a lawyer and get ahead of this?