faith196237
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? New York
We have a 17 yr old daughter in my custody that is a senior in high school. After meeting a 21 yr old guy she decided she wanted to be with him against my wishes and after knowing him for 3 weeks moved out of my home to live with him and his family. In the heat of the moment my present husband called her father and said don’t bother sending support she left home. After this comment we found that we are still legally responsible for her until she is 21 as she had a sheriff call to tell me. She is now planning on coming back home in one week, his family told her she had to leave because she is missing too much school. We went to court on because he hasn't paid support and it was adjourned to wait for her to come home. My question is how do I enforce the court order for him to pay even though she was not living here in the home. She never changed her address, so I believe this is considered her legal address and she has still attended the same school even though she was staying in another school district. What are my rights as the custodial parent? Why am I legally responsible and her father is not? After the initial phone call the day she left, my ex called and tried to bully me into doing things his way and when my husband tried talking to him he said didn't need his ****. Why was my husbands word good enough to stop support but not to discuss my daughter, after all he raised her? Can he have it both ways?
We have a 17 yr old daughter in my custody that is a senior in high school. After meeting a 21 yr old guy she decided she wanted to be with him against my wishes and after knowing him for 3 weeks moved out of my home to live with him and his family. In the heat of the moment my present husband called her father and said don’t bother sending support she left home. After this comment we found that we are still legally responsible for her until she is 21 as she had a sheriff call to tell me. She is now planning on coming back home in one week, his family told her she had to leave because she is missing too much school. We went to court on because he hasn't paid support and it was adjourned to wait for her to come home. My question is how do I enforce the court order for him to pay even though she was not living here in the home. She never changed her address, so I believe this is considered her legal address and she has still attended the same school even though she was staying in another school district. What are my rights as the custodial parent? Why am I legally responsible and her father is not? After the initial phone call the day she left, my ex called and tried to bully me into doing things his way and when my husband tried talking to him he said didn't need his ****. Why was my husbands word good enough to stop support but not to discuss my daughter, after all he raised her? Can he have it both ways?