What is the name of your state? Ohio
I am the father of a 4 year old boy. His mother lives in Michigan. He was born in Michigan. His mother and I were never married. In January of 2005, his mother asked me to come get him for a while because she was pregnant (not by me) and couldn’t handle my son while she was that far along in her pregnancy. When I brought him home to Ohio, I realized the following things:
His 4 front teeth were rotten
His immunizations were more than 2 years behind
He was not potty trained (3 years old)
He was drinking from a bottle (3 years old)
His 2 sisters (ages 14 & 10, not my children) had been raising him, his mother is hardly ever home. (Cant really prove this one)
Needless to say, I got his teeth pulled, and I have the dentist’s report saying how bad they were and how urgently it needed done. I got him caught up on his shots, and have the documentation to prove that. I potty trained him and got him off of his bottle, I have notarized letters from the 2 babysitters that he has gone to since I have had him, attesting to the drastic improvement in his development between January 2005 and now. In June of 2005, she asked me to bring him back to her. I refused, because at the time he wasn’t caught up on his shots yet, and I was concerned that he would never get him. In talking to his mother then, I decided that I was going to file for custody. At no time has I ever said that she couldn’t come get him. She has my address and phone numbers, as I have sent her numerous letters (UPS Signature required, which she signed for) with my return address. I have copies of those letters. I have my phone records which show that she calls me on average once a month, which should prove that she still has contact with us, but has decided not to come get him. I filed for custody in January of 2006 in my county, because he has lived here for over 6 months. My court date is next week. They sent her the summons via certified mail, she refused delivery. They then sent the summons via regular mail, per our courts rules. I would be very surprised if she shows up. I have all my paperwork in order basically backing up all the claims I am making. What am I expecting when I head into that courtroom next week if she doesn’t show up? What if she does? I tried to be as detailed as possible, but if I left anything out, please let me know.
I am the father of a 4 year old boy. His mother lives in Michigan. He was born in Michigan. His mother and I were never married. In January of 2005, his mother asked me to come get him for a while because she was pregnant (not by me) and couldn’t handle my son while she was that far along in her pregnancy. When I brought him home to Ohio, I realized the following things:
His 4 front teeth were rotten
His immunizations were more than 2 years behind
He was not potty trained (3 years old)
He was drinking from a bottle (3 years old)
His 2 sisters (ages 14 & 10, not my children) had been raising him, his mother is hardly ever home. (Cant really prove this one)
Needless to say, I got his teeth pulled, and I have the dentist’s report saying how bad they were and how urgently it needed done. I got him caught up on his shots, and have the documentation to prove that. I potty trained him and got him off of his bottle, I have notarized letters from the 2 babysitters that he has gone to since I have had him, attesting to the drastic improvement in his development between January 2005 and now. In June of 2005, she asked me to bring him back to her. I refused, because at the time he wasn’t caught up on his shots yet, and I was concerned that he would never get him. In talking to his mother then, I decided that I was going to file for custody. At no time has I ever said that she couldn’t come get him. She has my address and phone numbers, as I have sent her numerous letters (UPS Signature required, which she signed for) with my return address. I have copies of those letters. I have my phone records which show that she calls me on average once a month, which should prove that she still has contact with us, but has decided not to come get him. I filed for custody in January of 2006 in my county, because he has lived here for over 6 months. My court date is next week. They sent her the summons via certified mail, she refused delivery. They then sent the summons via regular mail, per our courts rules. I would be very surprised if she shows up. I have all my paperwork in order basically backing up all the claims I am making. What am I expecting when I head into that courtroom next week if she doesn’t show up? What if she does? I tried to be as detailed as possible, but if I left anything out, please let me know.