cathodeanode
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What is the name of your state? Florida.
About a year ago, my ex relocated with our son about 3 hours away after we broke up. Since then, it has been a struggle to get any time with him (2 years old). I do have pending litigation but it is frustrating how long everything is taking. It has been several months since I filed and we still have not had mediation yet (though it does seem to be on the horizon). At first I thought the distance was the biggest factor, but I've since relocated much closer to them (within 30 mins) and she still refuses to allow visits at my home or any real attachment-based development. She only allows me to see my child when she is there, once per week. I have asked her specifically why and she does not give a concrete answer. In her counterpetition she did allege alcohol issues, but the fact is, any excessive drinking I may have done happened before he was born and since our split, I have abstained all together. I am anticipating testing and have zero worries about that. Otherwise, it was not a combative or toxic relationship at all (and trust me, I've gone through our texts to see if there was anything I overlooked and it's almost alarming how mundane and drama free our communication was). Florida defaults to 50/50 but she wants sole parental responsibility and isn't even allowing regular visits now so I feel like I'm missing out on so much bonding and attachment. It has been incredibly difficult, but she just doesn't seem to care. Is my only hope to just grin and bear it out at this stage while the system does its thing?
About a year ago, my ex relocated with our son about 3 hours away after we broke up. Since then, it has been a struggle to get any time with him (2 years old). I do have pending litigation but it is frustrating how long everything is taking. It has been several months since I filed and we still have not had mediation yet (though it does seem to be on the horizon). At first I thought the distance was the biggest factor, but I've since relocated much closer to them (within 30 mins) and she still refuses to allow visits at my home or any real attachment-based development. She only allows me to see my child when she is there, once per week. I have asked her specifically why and she does not give a concrete answer. In her counterpetition she did allege alcohol issues, but the fact is, any excessive drinking I may have done happened before he was born and since our split, I have abstained all together. I am anticipating testing and have zero worries about that. Otherwise, it was not a combative or toxic relationship at all (and trust me, I've gone through our texts to see if there was anything I overlooked and it's almost alarming how mundane and drama free our communication was). Florida defaults to 50/50 but she wants sole parental responsibility and isn't even allowing regular visits now so I feel like I'm missing out on so much bonding and attachment. It has been incredibly difficult, but she just doesn't seem to care. Is my only hope to just grin and bear it out at this stage while the system does its thing?
