chesterflick
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? north carolina
Next monday is the first hearing on my custody case. This is what I expect to happen. If I am off base please give me a clue
I initiated the action.The childs mother lives in Florida and may or may not show but her legal aide lawyer might be.
I have been in this judges court before and he is ultra cool and fair. Since this is the first hearing I am going to only assume that a mediator or guardian ad litem type of thing is going to happen.
If you remember my case the mother is in kidney failure and the reason she sent the child to live with me in the first place. She still has the same condition except now instead of taking anti rejection medicine to stay alive ( she has twice been given a transplant) she now has to have dialysis to stay alive . I continued to pay my child support to her for 1.5 years even when I had our daughter in my care because I could afford it and felt the loss of the 350.00 per month would add to her situation and since we have always got along the money was not an issue with me but here well being was for her sake and our daughters. When I lost my job last December I was not able to pay child support to her and even lost my house to foreclosure. I was subpoenaed to court for the non payment of child support and called and asked the mother to rescind the child support so I wouldn't go to jail...she did nothing and stopped returning my calls as well. I called my child support case worker here in NC and she told my that I was the first person that she knew of that continued paying support when I had the child and asked me to provide the proof that my daughter was enrolled in school here. I sent the info and she immediately closed the case. It was one month later when mom wanted me to send back our daughter because "she missed her" I refused and started this action.
I will not be bringing my daughter to the hearing with me because she will be in school. I have no problem with mom having a visit with her daughter when she is here if she comes.
What can I really expect to happen at this hearing and if her lawyer does show without her and starts slinging balony should I sling back. Just wondering what to expect.
Next monday is the first hearing on my custody case. This is what I expect to happen. If I am off base please give me a clue
I initiated the action.The childs mother lives in Florida and may or may not show but her legal aide lawyer might be.
I have been in this judges court before and he is ultra cool and fair. Since this is the first hearing I am going to only assume that a mediator or guardian ad litem type of thing is going to happen.
If you remember my case the mother is in kidney failure and the reason she sent the child to live with me in the first place. She still has the same condition except now instead of taking anti rejection medicine to stay alive ( she has twice been given a transplant) she now has to have dialysis to stay alive . I continued to pay my child support to her for 1.5 years even when I had our daughter in my care because I could afford it and felt the loss of the 350.00 per month would add to her situation and since we have always got along the money was not an issue with me but here well being was for her sake and our daughters. When I lost my job last December I was not able to pay child support to her and even lost my house to foreclosure. I was subpoenaed to court for the non payment of child support and called and asked the mother to rescind the child support so I wouldn't go to jail...she did nothing and stopped returning my calls as well. I called my child support case worker here in NC and she told my that I was the first person that she knew of that continued paying support when I had the child and asked me to provide the proof that my daughter was enrolled in school here. I sent the info and she immediately closed the case. It was one month later when mom wanted me to send back our daughter because "she missed her" I refused and started this action.
I will not be bringing my daughter to the hearing with me because she will be in school. I have no problem with mom having a visit with her daughter when she is here if she comes.
What can I really expect to happen at this hearing and if her lawyer does show without her and starts slinging balony should I sling back. Just wondering what to expect.