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Ok I will try to keep things simple, this is confusing.
Original order in County A - October 2006 Joint Custody and 50/50 (week on week off)placement. I reside in County A.
December 2006 my daughter was abused by her step father in County B. CHIPS proceedings held in County B because that's where the abuse occurred. Disposition hearing ordering kids under protection for 1 year beginning Feb 2007. Mom to have supervised visits (staying with husband, abuse wasn't a big deal according to her even though our daughter was in the hospital for 2 weeks with 2nd degree burns). I was awarded full placement.
January 2007 - Positioned court in county A to modify original order asking for sole custody and primary placement with only supervised for mom. Judge said sufficient reason for modification, and granted GAL binding interim authority on custody and placement subject to court review. 03/2007 GAL made an ex-parte order awarding me sole custody and primary placement, mom supervised visits effective Feb 2008 or at anytime before that County B releases jurisdiction in CHIPS case. Feb 2008 either parent my petition the court to ask for modification to this order.
April 2007 - Mom moves to County C creating further distance (mom moves every 2 to 3 months, 11 times total now since Oct. 2005). CPS in county B now saying they will have to have County C do courtesy supervision, and the case will transfer to County C in 6 months.
Question: It doesn't make sense to me that a 3rd county now be involved. Shouldn't the case follow the kids and come back to County A where they are already familiar with the case and the children reside and not follow their mom to a new county or at the very least County B still reside over the case until Feb 2008? I don't see how County C can make a proper determination of anything when they do not fully know the history.
Can I file some kind of motion to have the Judge in county B decide this?
I have already been asking County B to work with County A for the visits which are only an hour long once a week to take place here. Because the kids are traveling 2 hours round trip for these visits. They get home still wanting to eat (mom brings them food but they are still hungry when they get home) and they get to bed at least an hour late making Friday mornings very hard on them. Now with this move it will be a 3 hour drive. CPS agrees that it's too much and keeps telling me they are working on it, but it's already been 3 months. Eventually her visits will progress to unsupervised and I will be expected to provide half of the transportation (currently CPS picks up the kids and takes them to her and brings them home). I thought that the moving parent is solely responsible for transportation if they create a greater distance, is that not correct?
I'd appreciate any advice you can offer.
Ok I will try to keep things simple, this is confusing.
Original order in County A - October 2006 Joint Custody and 50/50 (week on week off)placement. I reside in County A.
December 2006 my daughter was abused by her step father in County B. CHIPS proceedings held in County B because that's where the abuse occurred. Disposition hearing ordering kids under protection for 1 year beginning Feb 2007. Mom to have supervised visits (staying with husband, abuse wasn't a big deal according to her even though our daughter was in the hospital for 2 weeks with 2nd degree burns). I was awarded full placement.
January 2007 - Positioned court in county A to modify original order asking for sole custody and primary placement with only supervised for mom. Judge said sufficient reason for modification, and granted GAL binding interim authority on custody and placement subject to court review. 03/2007 GAL made an ex-parte order awarding me sole custody and primary placement, mom supervised visits effective Feb 2008 or at anytime before that County B releases jurisdiction in CHIPS case. Feb 2008 either parent my petition the court to ask for modification to this order.
April 2007 - Mom moves to County C creating further distance (mom moves every 2 to 3 months, 11 times total now since Oct. 2005). CPS in county B now saying they will have to have County C do courtesy supervision, and the case will transfer to County C in 6 months.
Question: It doesn't make sense to me that a 3rd county now be involved. Shouldn't the case follow the kids and come back to County A where they are already familiar with the case and the children reside and not follow their mom to a new county or at the very least County B still reside over the case until Feb 2008? I don't see how County C can make a proper determination of anything when they do not fully know the history.
Can I file some kind of motion to have the Judge in county B decide this?
I have already been asking County B to work with County A for the visits which are only an hour long once a week to take place here. Because the kids are traveling 2 hours round trip for these visits. They get home still wanting to eat (mom brings them food but they are still hungry when they get home) and they get to bed at least an hour late making Friday mornings very hard on them. Now with this move it will be a 3 hour drive. CPS agrees that it's too much and keeps telling me they are working on it, but it's already been 3 months. Eventually her visits will progress to unsupervised and I will be expected to provide half of the transportation (currently CPS picks up the kids and takes them to her and brings them home). I thought that the moving parent is solely responsible for transportation if they create a greater distance, is that not correct?
I'd appreciate any advice you can offer.
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