Recent content by aeast0108

You do need the help of a lawyer, even if it is just guidance. On the other hand you do not always need your ex's approval if you can prove abandonment. Abandonment laws vary state to state but it usually means you have to prove he has had no contact in person or over the phone for a certain...

I live in Missouri My exwife might live in Wisconsin or Pennslyvania (or China for all I know) My son was born in Wisconsin My daughter was born in Missouri I have physical custody of my two children. My ex wife is allowed every other weekend visitation but has not seen the kids in...

I have been employed by a Missouri city government as a tree trimmer in the electric department for 4 years. In this past year our department voted to join a union, IBEW. During this whole process we were threatened by the city administrator in written letters that there would be consequences...

By law, no you cannot stop visitation. My husband actually dealt with this same thing with his exwife. He has custody and she has never paid a dime. It is hard for him to be the only parent contributing anything and still have to give her whatever she wants. Even if there is an order and you...

I just wanted to add that I applied for legal services and was told I did not meet income qualifications, but that my case had merit and that it deserved to be heard in court. At this point, is my only option to hire a lawyer or can I file on my own? I have a limited income, but know this is...

My exwife and I have joint custody of our two children. I have physical custody, she gets visitation. Over a year ago she moved out of state (from Missouri to Wisconsin) and has only had one visit. She has not seen them in 9 months or even asked about seeing them in about 6 months. She calls...

We do have visitation and support stated in our original divorce decree. It states joint legal custody, myself having physical and my ex having every other weekend. As far as support it says no monthy support other than half of the weekly childcare cost, half of medical expenses, and half of...

I do very much appriciate your help and will not continue with a suspension but please understand that puts me in another problem. Until she was with her family she had not even asked for a visit even though I had offered to let her see them because she is their mother. She has never ask how...

My ex wife and I have 2 children together. I have physical custody of them, but custody is joint. She was ordered by the court to pay half of childcare as her support. Over a year ago she moved to another state about 20 hours away. When she moved we had to file a new schedule for her visits. She...

Does anyone know the length of time parent child communication and support must lapse before it is considered abandonment in the state of Missouri?

If my choice is to attempt to adopt my children, it becomes our case.

And we actually just found out tonight that the child she has now, from a different father, has been placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect. How much, or at all, could this effect our case?

I would be more than willing to adopt them. I am really the only mom that they know. If we did try to terminate her rights what would she have to prove to sucessfully fight it?

My husband has physical custody of his 2 children, aged 3 and 5, from a previous marriage even though custody is considered joint. Their biological mother has been living in Wisconsin for over a year now. About 2 months ago we received a call from her family saying she had moved to Pennsylvania...