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CP wants jurisdiction changed to the current state..... How?

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StarsMoon

Member
What is the name of your state? NCP and the case was in Georgia. CP and child live in Florida.

CP wants to know what he has to do in order to get the jurisdiction changed from Ga. to Fla.? CP and the child have lived in Fla. for 3 years now. The case was finalized in 2003. NCP still lives in Ga. but a different county. She is indigent and lives with her parents until she gets mad with them then, lives from boyfriend to boyfriend. She has no car(wrecked that), no license(state took it), but she does work, but claims she don't and can't due to her accident. She had a terrible accident back in 2003 which left her in ICU for 3 months. And then stayed in the hospital for another 3 months after that due to the DUI. She calls the child about once every 3-4 months, and is 4 grand in the hole for child support. She sends the child a card every few months telling him she'll come down soon and that she's gonna send him a little money, but never does. The child is 11 yrs old and is starting to see the real person that she is. CP wants to stop her threatening letters about going back to court and if it means that she would have to come to Fla. to go to court then she wouldn't bother at all.
The CP has taken his court order to the local child support/IRS office, and it has been registered with them and the court order has been recorded in the courthouse, along with him paying the fee for this service. The problem is the State of Georiga will not send a response back to Fla. And it is Ga's own court order. Does the CP have to send Ga. child support office a $25 fee for them to acknowledge their own court order? CP has been working on getting Ga to work with Fla for 2 and a half yrs now. Fla sends the paper work to Ga and then no response. So, CP has to do it all over again, it's like every 2-3 months.
Thanks in advance to all that answer.....
 


snostar

Senior Member
Is the CP receiving support as ordered by the court? GA will not likely give up jurisdiction while one parent remains to reside within the state.
 

Shay-Pari'e

Senior Member
If NCP is a resident of Georgia, you cannot change jurisdiction to Florida , unless the NCP consents to it.

Hey Snoster, hope all is well ;)
 

snostar

Senior Member
--PARIDISE-- said:

Hey Snoster, hope all is well ;)
Finally breathing easy! Had a scare that my little one had a brain tumor! Second CAT scan and MRI came out normal. He's been having headaches and nausea sporadically for 4 wks now. Doctors think it must be viral….all he wants to eat is salsa! How's life on the west coast?..I may be head to SF in a few weeks. :D
 

StarsMoon

Member
The CP is suppose to receive $50 a week. His court order states...

" Whenever, in violation of the terms of this Agreement which is to be made a court order, there shall have been a failure to make the support payments due hereunder so that the amount unpaid is equal to or greater than the amount payable for one month, the payments required to be made may be collected by the process of continuing garnishment for support. "

Some months he gets the full $200 and other months he may get only $50, then some he gets nothing. It all really depends where and what the mother is doing.

Thanx for the answer about jurisdiction. I told him that as long as she lived there in Ga. he couldn't have it changed. That's why I told him when she wants to take you to court, tell her you are going to sue her for your lawyer fees and travel expenses as well. I think she's only barking to get him upset.

Thanx again.....
 

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