Recent content by proud_parent

I'd like to wish a very happy Father's Day to all the Dads on the forum. Particularly those who've had to fight in court to enforce their rights to be a parent to their children. But also all those men who have made the choice to step up and care for a child whose legal father chose to ignore...

Re: child support after 22 years of paying nothing What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois and Kentucky This is in response to thread deleter l_tisha, who disliked the responses she received. Perhaps other posters can benefit from this information. The statute of...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Iowa Quick recap... Dec. 2006: Dad was awarded temporary physical custody of his daughter Jun. 2007: Mom was ordered to pay temporary support Nov. 2007: Dad was awarded full custody and permanent support May 2008: Dad applied to Child Support...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Iowa Many of you know the situation with my SD's mother. In Nov. 2007, supervised visits were ordered to occur at the maternal grandparents' home in Chicago through the end of Sep. 2008. Mom has not seen SD since March 2007. At the time the...

Re: Dad refuses to give up rights Addressed to moocow: Admin locked your thread -- and who can blame her? https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=416838 On the off chance that you're still lurking around the forum, you (or someone like you) might benefit from the following legal...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Iowa -- same as the OP in question May I ask why you deleted your thread? In it, you were asking about "new" Iowa law regarding grandparent visitation. The Geekess posted some links to current law, including Iowa Code Chapter 600C.1. I then...

What is the name of your state? Iowa *sigh * I ought not have had delusions about trading in that nag. Now the llama has spit in my eye. For those unfamiliar with the backstory: https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=406719 To bring you up to speed on the Mama drama: After much soul...

https://forum.freeadvice.com/private.php Useful tool, that.

What is the name of your state? Iowa As some of you recall, my husband (H) was awarded sole custody of his and his ex-wife's (X) eight year old daughter (D) in Nov. 2007. H has had primary physical care of D since Jan. 2007; X previously had primary physical care, but H sought and was granted...

What is the name of your state? Iowa To recap: In late Nov. 2007, my husband [H] was granted sole physical and legal custody of his and his ex-wife's [X] eight year old daughter [D]. This followed a one-year custody modification action. The parties previously shared legal custody and X had...

What is the name of your state? Indignation As a public service for those who find it frustrating when posters delete the threads on which other forum members have labored to offer advice, I give you the following links. Alas, this is not an exhaustive list; it's the best I could do in five...

What is the name of your state? Iowa Two weeks ago my husband [H] was granted sole custody of his and his ex-wife's [x] eight year old daughter [D]. [https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=361305] With the ink not even dry on the order (literally...but that's another issue), H has a new...

What is the name of your state? Iowa I apologize for the length of what follows. :o My husband (H) and his ex-wife (X) have joint legal custody of their 7 year old daughter (D). H has filed for sole custody. I'm seeking advice as to additional evidence to gather for trial [now five weeks...