I have a 2 & 3 year old by my ex who I was with for five years. He was very domestically abusive to me pretty much the entire time. For instance, he has 5 assault charges on his record. He was also working a 2nd shift job nearly the full five years and was into drugs and never saw me or the children ( we all lived together). About a month ago he got very physical with our daughter which scared the crap out of me. It was a wake up call and I realized I had to get all three of us out of the situation before something terrible happened. The only family I have that could help me was my mother who lives in Flordia. I grabbed a little bit of cloths that I could and my children and I came to Flordia to stay with my mother for a bit ( we lived in Iowa before). I just talked to my ex for the first time today and he is threating to come find us and do something terrible if we don't come back. My question is regarding custody, child support and signing over parental rights.
His name is on the birth certificate for both of our children. When I lived in Iowa and seperated from him for 3 months, I filed for assistance and they said they would start the child support process. Nothing has ever been done and that was almost a year ago. He acknowledges the kids when we are all together but he would never want them to live with him. Besides where he is living and with the drugs it would be an awfully unsafe environment for my children. I am going broke being a single mother and can't afford an attorney. Is their a way to get papers to have him sign over his rights?
Thanks!
His name is on the birth certificate for both of our children. When I lived in Iowa and seperated from him for 3 months, I filed for assistance and they said they would start the child support process. Nothing has ever been done and that was almost a year ago. He acknowledges the kids when we are all together but he would never want them to live with him. Besides where he is living and with the drugs it would be an awfully unsafe environment for my children. I am going broke being a single mother and can't afford an attorney. Is their a way to get papers to have him sign over his rights?
Thanks!