worriedmom98
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I will try to make this as short as possible, but to give a little background...approximately a year ago I moved to Texas from Maine, and after a long battle with my exhusband over my son, it was decided that I would leave him there for the time being with his father. We attended two mediations, and a court order (Motion to Modify)was done as of October 30, 2006. It was ordered that I pay $20 per week in child support (and I should have said something because the information used to calculate that regarding my ex's income was incorrect)..BUT he and I came to an agreement that in lieu of child support, I would pay for him to fly with our son to visit me per court order. And I agreed to this because my ex was having such a fit about our son flying alone, despite having done research on unaccompanied minor programs, etc...he still refused to let him fly alone. Ok...so my son has visited in April and July of this year...and I paid for my ex to fly down with him and fly back..and fly back down and fly back home with him. In accordance to the court order, I am only financially obligated to pay for my son's tickets. My son is supposed to be coming down to visit me for Thanksgiving and I decided since I have already paid for the year for child support, and my son has flown enough to know what to expect..AND I found non stop flights so he wouldnt have layovers.....that I will not be paying for my ex to fly with him. I do not feel it is necessary anymore. I told my ex this (which had to be in an email because he has refused to speak to me in about five years)...and he has stated several times in the past two weeks that he has NO intention of letting my son fly alone and if I do not buy tickets for him to fly with him, then my son will NOT be visiting. OK..here are my questions.....do I file a Motion to Enforce right now? Do I have to buy my son's ticket even though I know he will not put him on the plane? (Right now Im looking at around $500-$600..and I really dont have that money to waste on a ticket that wont be used...but if I have to buy it I most certainly will. And when do I file the Motion for Contempt? Can I do it now...or do I have to wait until he doesnt put him on the plane?? I am running out of time before Thanksgiving vacation gets here, and I have already accepted the fact that I may not see him because of all of this. I plan on filing a Motion to Modify yet again, because I feel my son should be here with me. I apologize for this being so long, but I am frustrated, confused, angry, and unsure of how to proceed. ANY help would be so greatly appreciated! Thank you SO much!!!!!!!!!!!!
