What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? ohio
I'm a step parent concerned about my step daughter. My bf is behind in child support, just to be honest. He has court in January to determine whether or not to spend 30 days in jail. He pays over 400$ a month for 1 7 yr old child and only make 7.85 an hour which leaves no money to pay any sort of bills or rent. They had lowered it when the child was 3, but has no record that they had done so. But the child has wanted to live with us ever since she was 2 years old! We would love to have her full time because her mother doesn't do things the way we think a mother should. She pawns her off on anybody she can every weekend. There has been times in the past 5 years that she would keep the child from the father just because she feels like it, we have went 6 to 7 months at one point without seeing her at all. She drinks all the time, I have pictures that she puts up on a website of herself pretty much drunk in every picture. Last year she missed so much of school because the child's mom didn't feel like getting up. There's been numerous occasions that the child needed to go to the doctors and she never took her. The mother had lived with her mom until she was about 24 ( it's a 2 bdrm apt ) where she would have different guys come over and stay the night when her and her daughter had shared a room and did god knows what in front of her child. ( the child would tell us how they seen so and so sleeping in mommy's bed and how they said they was wrestling or what not ) The child's mother now has her own how Finally. And had a boyfriend who held her down ( not positive if he hit her or what ) in front of her child. She talks to another boy and has dated off and on for the past 5 years or so who had went to jail for breaking his own kids legs. We just feel that the child would be better off living with us because of the fact that we do spend time with the child we make sure they are being taken care of and if they needed to see the doctor we would make sure that they are seen! I don't know how the whole custody thing works especially because he is behind in child support, but he's very good with his child and does everything he can to make sure the child has what they need! The economy sucks and it is hard to find a job, which is no excuse he needs to pay his part and he knows that. I'm the one that's stuck paying everything and keeping it together. But for the child's sake I'm hoping there's some hope that one day he can get custody. I just need some advice I guess you could say. Thank you
I'm a step parent concerned about my step daughter. My bf is behind in child support, just to be honest. He has court in January to determine whether or not to spend 30 days in jail. He pays over 400$ a month for 1 7 yr old child and only make 7.85 an hour which leaves no money to pay any sort of bills or rent. They had lowered it when the child was 3, but has no record that they had done so. But the child has wanted to live with us ever since she was 2 years old! We would love to have her full time because her mother doesn't do things the way we think a mother should. She pawns her off on anybody she can every weekend. There has been times in the past 5 years that she would keep the child from the father just because she feels like it, we have went 6 to 7 months at one point without seeing her at all. She drinks all the time, I have pictures that she puts up on a website of herself pretty much drunk in every picture. Last year she missed so much of school because the child's mom didn't feel like getting up. There's been numerous occasions that the child needed to go to the doctors and she never took her. The mother had lived with her mom until she was about 24 ( it's a 2 bdrm apt ) where she would have different guys come over and stay the night when her and her daughter had shared a room and did god knows what in front of her child. ( the child would tell us how they seen so and so sleeping in mommy's bed and how they said they was wrestling or what not ) The child's mother now has her own how Finally. And had a boyfriend who held her down ( not positive if he hit her or what ) in front of her child. She talks to another boy and has dated off and on for the past 5 years or so who had went to jail for breaking his own kids legs. We just feel that the child would be better off living with us because of the fact that we do spend time with the child we make sure they are being taken care of and if they needed to see the doctor we would make sure that they are seen! I don't know how the whole custody thing works especially because he is behind in child support, but he's very good with his child and does everything he can to make sure the child has what they need! The economy sucks and it is hard to find a job, which is no excuse he needs to pay his part and he knows that. I'm the one that's stuck paying everything and keeping it together. But for the child's sake I'm hoping there's some hope that one day he can get custody. I just need some advice I guess you could say. Thank you