Find A Child Custody Lawyer
Q.Child Custody lawyer? Tips? I've been divorced for over 5 years and the custody agreement said 50/50 (it was us who decided it) and medical must be paid but no child support. He is becomming a dead beat dad hasn't paid for her medical at all (she is special needs and sees many specialist doctors) and hasn't seen her in over a year and hardly calls her. My daughters shrink is saying she shouldn't go back because something is obviously wrong and want more time to work with her. Long story short i'm wondering if it's difficult to change coustody papers and how much is it usually if I have to hire a lawyer? If anyone has any tips or stories to share that would be helpful as it feels super over whelming.
A.First issue is the matter of the medical expenses. That leads me to a question. This 'agreement', was it entered into the court record and made a part of the order or was it something the two of you came up with on your own outside of court? Second issue, if you follow the psychologists advice and your ex shows up looking for his child, you, not the Dr. will face contempt charges. Follow the order until such time as the judge orders otherwise. now that I know the situation here is what you need to do. First, file a motion to show cause contempt of the court order non payment of medical expenses. You will need to file this in the court that issued the original order or where you now live if that is different. jurisdiction is not an issue as, if the location is different it's based on home-state rule of the child. Second, in your motion, use the following language (or similiar) Plaintiff prays the court reduce such claim against defendent to a money judgement, I would have never allowed you to enter into such an agreement without first reviewing it myself but now that you have, you need to involve the court in enforcing the letter of the agreement. Also, I would remind him by certified (RRR) letter that his responsibilities under the agreement are amendable by the court should he fail to meet those responsibilities, including the custody and support clauses. Therefore, it is in his best interest to resolve this matter quickly. Otherwise, you will have no choice but to file the above motion.
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