My daughter is in middle of custody battle with father of 9-month old child. He is in military and stationed 4 hrs from daughter home. Daughter awarded temp custody w visitation of 3 wknds month to father. Last review of visitation father refused to accept any visitation offer and the first time she refused him visitation, she was drug back into court for another review and he was awarded with joint physical custody and custody of child for 2 weeks consecutive each month.
This man did not want the child when mother told him she was pregnant and had nothing to do with her or the child thru the whole pregnance. He refused to attend any doctors visits and treated mother like she was something he scraped off his shoe.
After child was born, mother offered open invitation for him to come see his daughter, which he refused. He continually berates her and is rude, arrogant, selfish and shows no ability to c-parent with mother. While child has been in his care, he has continually refused once daily phone calls to check on welfare of child and refuses to follow written and verbal instructions.
Now that he is having child for 2 weeks, he still refuses phone calls or hangs up, is now trying to change primary care physician, refuses to fill out necessary forms to get medical records (he expects mother to get these and give them to him). He has also gone against 5 court orders regarding communication w mother, possesion of a pit bull while child is in his care after being told to get rid of it by court, over night guests not family related while child is in his care (which both parties agreed to), basically anything he doesnt agree with, he goes against even if it court ordered.
Again this man is in military and filed this petition in the county of his military base, remember this is 4 hrs from mothers home. This is common practice of this court to award this type of custody because of the military affiliation. The child ad lidem has requested this custody arrangement on a trial basis, but it has been just 5 days and he has refused 2 phone calls, hung up once, and was rude to her on the most recent. Again, she is allowed by court to call once daily at the same time. Child had dr appointment while in his care, which he was court ordered to attend, and was rude, arrogant, and contemptious toward mother the entire visit. He would not allow mother to comfort child, hold her, take pictures, or play with the child.( Because it was HIS parenting time)
It doesnt seem to matter what he does or doesnt do, he seems to be able to convince the court that he isnt doing anything wrong.
Mother is terrified she is going to lose this child and we cannot get her lawyer or the child ad lidem to return her phone calls to give us reasons why he is getting his way when he refuses to do what the court asks. It appears that the judge, ad lidem, and both lawyers have sided with him. She doesnt know what to do or who to turn to. She feels like she is not being heard and everyone is taking his word for everything.
What can she do?
This man did not want the child when mother told him she was pregnant and had nothing to do with her or the child thru the whole pregnance. He refused to attend any doctors visits and treated mother like she was something he scraped off his shoe.
After child was born, mother offered open invitation for him to come see his daughter, which he refused. He continually berates her and is rude, arrogant, selfish and shows no ability to c-parent with mother. While child has been in his care, he has continually refused once daily phone calls to check on welfare of child and refuses to follow written and verbal instructions.
Now that he is having child for 2 weeks, he still refuses phone calls or hangs up, is now trying to change primary care physician, refuses to fill out necessary forms to get medical records (he expects mother to get these and give them to him). He has also gone against 5 court orders regarding communication w mother, possesion of a pit bull while child is in his care after being told to get rid of it by court, over night guests not family related while child is in his care (which both parties agreed to), basically anything he doesnt agree with, he goes against even if it court ordered.
Again this man is in military and filed this petition in the county of his military base, remember this is 4 hrs from mothers home. This is common practice of this court to award this type of custody because of the military affiliation. The child ad lidem has requested this custody arrangement on a trial basis, but it has been just 5 days and he has refused 2 phone calls, hung up once, and was rude to her on the most recent. Again, she is allowed by court to call once daily at the same time. Child had dr appointment while in his care, which he was court ordered to attend, and was rude, arrogant, and contemptious toward mother the entire visit. He would not allow mother to comfort child, hold her, take pictures, or play with the child.( Because it was HIS parenting time)
It doesnt seem to matter what he does or doesnt do, he seems to be able to convince the court that he isnt doing anything wrong.
Mother is terrified she is going to lose this child and we cannot get her lawyer or the child ad lidem to return her phone calls to give us reasons why he is getting his way when he refuses to do what the court asks. It appears that the judge, ad lidem, and both lawyers have sided with him. She doesnt know what to do or who to turn to. She feels like she is not being heard and everyone is taking his word for everything.
What can she do?
