 Modification of Domestic Violence Order |
| Domestic Violence & Abuse |
My husband got violent with me in front of our son during an argument in February. I took out an EPO, and he admitted to the violence at the hearing so I was issued a DVO which is active until February 2012. The DVO ordered supervised visitation with our now 18-month-old son (supervised by either his grandparents or my mother) for him as well as child support and 26 weeks of Domestic Violence counseling (which he has not had time to complete yet).
I just received a notice that he has filed for a modification of the order in which he is requesting that his visitation be changed to unsupervised. He has only set up to see our son 6 times since February and does not do anything to check on him between visits. He has not tried to see or contact him since Father's Day. There have been several issues during visitation that have bothered me (our son not being fed, getting sand in his ear days after he had ear surgery, etc.), but I don't know that any of these are significant enough to make a difference. He has also called the day care and gone to the day care requesting to see our son, which violated the order as the day care center is not an authorized visitation supervisor. The police were called, but nothing was done about either instance. The hearing is set for about a week from now. Does he have grounds to get the change granted? What can I do/bring to help my case?
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| employer noncompliant child support garnishment - his liquor license revoked? |
| Child Support |
KENTUCKY
Is there some sort of rule or regulation regarding revocation, suspension or something like that of a liquor license for a restaurant owner not complying with child support withholding order for an employee?
The owner of the restaurant with the liquor licenses happens to be the brother of the noncustodial father.
Because of who these guys are and who their family is, I have been unable to get child support enforcement at the local county level. Enforcement at the state level said it's up to the local county office to get it done. However, I keep getting one excuse after another and now I'm wondering if I should get ABC involved, maybe prompting him to do the right thing for his nieces.
I see that his license was just renewed a few months back and it occurred to me that being noncompliant with a child support withholding order may affect his liquor license in a negative way.
I THINK that his noncompliance is a felony, as well, but I'm not sure.
I'm not trying to screw him, just want him to remit the garnished wages that their father is working for and that his nieces deserves..and needs.
Their father just moved out from his grandparents' home and in with another woman with a child, along about the same time that his employer (brother) stopped paying, and I suspect he did so to give him the extra money needed to rent another place and support these two people rather than his own daughters.
The county child support office keeps either ignoring the requests of my state's interstate CS worker, or giving lame excuses that it's the accountant's fault, when he's the one that signs the checks and submits them to the state. Also, saying that they are afraid to interfere with the employer too much for fear that he will drop him from payroll! WOW
Over the 31 weeks of this year alone, he's only remitted payments for 12 weeks' worth. The garnished wages each week include a small amount to start working down the arrears from years past. Instead of going down in his arrearage, he's only going up. Kentucky hasn't done anything over the last one year to remedy this, other than to send him 1 non-threatening letter that was basically a reminder.
I've repeatedly asked for a performance bond to be issued for the arrearage against the employer and the noncustodial parent if needed, but to no avail.
I've considered getting a federal attorney in my state involved and/or both governors and some key US senators involved, or at least informed, if necessary. However, it seems like losing his liquor license or having it suspended until he remedies it would be the better squeeze on him, since it's the backbone of his restaurant and the only restaurant in town that has a liquor license. He worked hard against the city and its citizens to get the license...losing it would be the only thing that seems to matter to him. A year in jail and/or $500 fine doesn't seem forthcoming any time soon.
Should I also risk my child support case being closed by contacting the Attorney General's office in KY or the Office of General Counsel...who should have already been notified by the local county worker that he's being noncompliant?
Also, the county attorney that would prosecute him happens to also be his private attorney in the restaurant. The child support office is ran not by him but by a special prosecutor contracted to run that county.
What WOULD work, in your opinion? Thanks so much!
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| Does my son have the right to not return from summer visitation that is almost 16? |
| Child Custody & Visitation |
| I have a very confusing question. I am stationed in North Carolina, my sons live with their mother in the state of Georgia. I have visitation with them over Christmas, and 1 month during the summer. My 17 year old wants to return, no problem with that, and my son that is almost 16 wants to stay. Their visitation is almost over and I have been told that I can not force him to go back if he wants to stay. My original custody case is in the state of Kentucky where we divorced. Nothing has been changed since 2003 when she moved to Georgia. All I did then was allow her to move out of the state by signing the court paper. It seems like alot, but I am willing to go back to court and file the necessary actions to get him to stay, but school will be startig very soon, and I would much rather he start here than go back and end up switching later. He approached me with this so I don't know what to tell him? Thank you for your time.
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| child custody if I move out of state.... |
| Child Custody & Visitation |
Ohio
I currently reside in Ohio. My husband and I are seriously considering divorce. The custody of the children is the one thing we know we will not be able to agree upon easily. My family lives in Kentucky. I would like to move closer to them after a separation so I would have their support and help with the children. My husband wants me to stay where we are now so he is closer to the children and able to have joint custody and can see them on a regular basis. My question is...Is there a way that we can share parenting and custody of the children if we live in different states?
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| Need advice. help needed...on child custody |
| Child Custody & Visitation |
Here is my situation, my ex-wife has primary caregiver, and we both have joint custody. i went and got my children may 22nd after school was out for the summer and i usually keep them till aug 1st. well about in june my 12yr old daughter said that her moms bf beat her with a curtain rod, and that when she ran upstairs her mom went up and dragged her by the hair of her head back down the stairs. well when i confronted her mother about the curtain rod, and thats all i mentioned was " whats the story with the curtain rod? " she told me that it was none of my business and that she would be down to pick up the kids and why do i always have to start stuff. that same day around 9pm she showed up, my daughter ran out the back door into the woods cuz she was afraid of her mother. the police was called and my kids said they do not wanna go back with there mother. and the police said they didnt have to, well till this day my kids dont wanna go back. im afraid come aug 1st she will be here to get them and im not gonna let them go.
she resides in KY AND im in VA ... 2 different laws , the bad is the court order is through ky. the police here said that i dont have to let them go back, and i was told by ky they have too so im lost. and i do not have the money for a lawyer. but she did tell the kids come aug 1st if they wanted to stay they could. but she lied about that. i did file EPO'S on her and her bf but i dont think the judge will give me temp custody of them and my kids said if they g0 back with her they will just run away. i do not trust there family cuz when my daughter was beat she told her grandparents and they went and told her mom. so now shes afraid all together ,., what can i do to keep them here in VA with me and not have them sent back to KY , they would about have to arrest me before i would let them go back to her. HELP NEEDED WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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| Question from Michigan |
| Child Custody & Visitation |
| I have a question regarding custody of my 14 (soon to be 15) year old daughter. I have been living with her, my 15 yr old son and my husband of 11 years for almost 12 years in Michigan. I have not heard from her biological father for 10+ years. I was very stupid and did consent to blood tests, and he is her biological father. At one point, he was trying to keep us in Kentucky, but I had moved to Michigan and married my best friend of 20 years. My husband wants to adopt "our" daughter, and I contacted his older children via Myspace to get his information, but they won't give it to me. They are insistent that he will not sign off on his "parental" rights and allow my husband to adopt her. I think at one point years ago, he had fought me for custody and the attorney I hired in Kentucky (while I was living in Michigan) didn't notify me of anything, so I don't know if anything further happened with this. Any suggestions as to how I can find out this information? Can I file in Michigan for custody and then start with the adoption procedures? He has not made any attempt to contact me or his daughter, she doesn't know him from Adam. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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