What is the name of your state? Illinois
In my divorce visitation was reserved due to alcohol problems. That was almost 10 months ago and since that time I have been sober and finally moving forward in my life. I would like to petition for visitation now but my problem is this. I do not have a home in Illinois. Basically I live at work for now. I am able to do so because it is my business. I have not been able to save up for a condo/townhouse yet. In the divorce I received property we had in Wisconsin. Part of my visitation schedule would be to take my son there at least once a month. I treat it as my home because it is almost payed and I need to have use of it for my work. Since I do not have joint legal custody what can I do to take him there. From what I have read my ex needs to OK every time I would like to take him there (Wisconsin). She is hostile towards me when it comes to my taking him there and I fear she will never OK it. I have also asked her to begin to allow me to at least pick him up and go to a movie alone together he and I. Since she will not allow me to be alone with him and visitation is reserved she basically has all the say which is why I am petitioning for visitation. It drives me completely bannanas to be around her while trying to play with my son. I cant even go for a bike ride around the block unless she joins us. Could anyone advise me as to what I should include in the visitation to try and allow me to take him out of state for that one weekend a month. And if she continues to say no to this do I have any recourse in front of a judge? Please understand I just cant take any more of the control she has over that part of my life. I have done the best I could for 10 months now but I just want to get on with life with my son.
In my divorce visitation was reserved due to alcohol problems. That was almost 10 months ago and since that time I have been sober and finally moving forward in my life. I would like to petition for visitation now but my problem is this. I do not have a home in Illinois. Basically I live at work for now. I am able to do so because it is my business. I have not been able to save up for a condo/townhouse yet. In the divorce I received property we had in Wisconsin. Part of my visitation schedule would be to take my son there at least once a month. I treat it as my home because it is almost payed and I need to have use of it for my work. Since I do not have joint legal custody what can I do to take him there. From what I have read my ex needs to OK every time I would like to take him there (Wisconsin). She is hostile towards me when it comes to my taking him there and I fear she will never OK it. I have also asked her to begin to allow me to at least pick him up and go to a movie alone together he and I. Since she will not allow me to be alone with him and visitation is reserved she basically has all the say which is why I am petitioning for visitation. It drives me completely bannanas to be around her while trying to play with my son. I cant even go for a bike ride around the block unless she joins us. Could anyone advise me as to what I should include in the visitation to try and allow me to take him out of state for that one weekend a month. And if she continues to say no to this do I have any recourse in front of a judge? Please understand I just cant take any more of the control she has over that part of my life. I have done the best I could for 10 months now but I just want to get on with life with my son.