child custody

please help. I am in FL. I was divorced in 96 at the time the judge did not want to give visits or shared custody to my ex ( do to a gaurdain ad litum report) but i said i thought with counselling he might improve he was given 45 days to start counselling he did not comply and i filed for modifation in 98 for his visits to be supervised. he has moved 18 times does not have a steady job and is over $20,000 behind in support. he filed a counter petion asking for custody. His lawyer asked and i agreed to a social investagation(in 99), the first recomendation was that i get sole custody, his visits be limited and if he still does not get help supervised ect. the report also said his behavior with the boy's boarders on emotional child abuse (PAS) now he wants a new custody investagation. can i say no enough is enough and force this to trial? If i do will it make me look uncoppertive? What are his chances? I am remarried and my new husband and I are good stable people with a 19 month old baby.

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[LegalBeagle]

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[b]please help. I am in FL. I was divorced in 96 at the time the judge did not want to give visits or shared custody to my ex ( do to a gaurdain ad litum report) but i said i thought with counselling he might improve he was given 45 days to start counselling he did not comply and i filed for modifation in 98 for his visits to be supervised. he has moved 18 times does not have a steady job and is over $20,000 behind in support. he filed a counter petion asking for custody. His lawyer asked and i agreed to a social investagation(in 99), the first recomendation was that i get sole custody, his visits be limited and if he still does not get help supervised ect. the report also said his behavior with the boy's boarders on emotional child abuse (PAS) now he wants a new custody investagation. can i say no enough is enough and force this to trial? If i do will it make me look uncoppertive? What are his chances? I am remarried and my new husband and I are good stable people with a 19 month old baby.

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Inform his attorney exactly that.. enough is enough. You will only respond to proper legal/court papers and all future discussion will be in court. Also that you intend to ask for full reimbursement of all legal expenses. Also, file a petition for the CS he is behind, he has the money for an attorney so he must have some money.

Remember, you allow him to away with no paying CS and it means less money for your legal defence and more money he can throw at an attorney.