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(Click message header to subscribe now) - If you have any questions, suggestions or comments feel free to contact us http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?777777.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?477688.001 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:58:00 -0600 Divorce, Separation & Annulment I just got married on 31 Dec 2008(BIG MISTAKE),I knew I had made a huge mistake by that night but had hoped it would get better. Needless to say, by the end of January he was sleeping on the couch & I was in the bed. Our marriage was totally over in every sense!! Although I didn't physically move out of his residence until March 26, 2009..do I have to wait until then to file for divorce? We quit having physical contact on 24 January 2009... http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?477688.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?477584.001 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:48:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation Michigan. Lived here for over a year. Grandparents (paternal) coming to visit. There are no court ordered visitation rights in place. We are afraid they might take the child and run. Is there anything we should do to protect ourselves? Is there anything the grandparents (paternal) can do to take the child? The child's father passed away over a year ago. If they take the child for a day and do not return, is that kidnapping? Since we don't have any court ordered visitation rights in place do they have any rights? Should we be worried? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?477584.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?477495.001 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:10:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation Father came from texas and picked up children to take them to Michigan without any notice..he actually came while I was at work and my daughter called and told me that they were packing and that teh father was here at my house helping my son pack!!!!..I then left work and came home, I asked why he didn’t tell me that he was coming to pick them up and ...he replied that it is ok.and would not answer any more questions and proceed to leave with the children..He advised my kids and also told my sister that he will have them for 7 days and would then send them back. I spoke with my daughter and asked her what time was the flight, her father who was in the background told her not to worry about it, this would be between he and I. He then later texted my daughter to ask for my phone#, in which, I know he has. Once she gave it to me, he called me and asked me if I had something to write with..I was in my work van driving back to my site at the moment..I was thinking that he was about to give me flight information in which he began to give me a number to his Lawyer in Texas..I asked why was he giving me this and he stated that he now has custody of the kids because I did not show for court and told me that I will need to sign his proposal stating that I would no longer accept any child support from him and that I will agree to pay half the cost of a flight each month for the children to come and visit him in Michigan. I told him that there is no way that I will agree to that and that he is lying about the judge granting him custody when I did not get the court order until a hour before court in which I called the courts and left several vm explaining why I was not there..I even asked if they could call me and do a phone conference or maybe re-schedule for a later date..I never heard back from them…He then proceeded to tell me to call his attorney, to discuss the issue. I called his attorney, who refused to speak with me. I then called the child support office to see if they had received a modification to the order in which they stated they hadn’t. At this time I was very upset and crying, I then called the courts to see if they had any information, I was told that they could not give me information over the phone and that I had to write to the courts to receive the orders. My daughter then called and could hear that I was upset..she asked what was wrong and I first said nothing, but she kept asking and then told her that they may be staying a little longer..at this time, she began to cry, I told her it will be ok and that I will come to pick them up if he didn’t send them back..I asked her not to tell my 10 yr old son. Her father Mother and Grandmother seen her crying and she told them that her Father wanted to keep them and they wanted to come back here, the mother responded by saying that her father was going to buy plane tickets once she takes him to cash his check and the grandmother stated that she would try to send them back if their father didn’t. My daughter then went outside where her father was still crying and telling him that she wants to go back home..he told her that he didn’t want to see her cry and after he speak to me he will send them back…He had already spoke to me and I did not agree with his proposition, therefore, he would not answer about when they could go home. Right now my kids are thinking that they will be coming home tomorrow but he is still waiting for me to sign his proposal before sending them home.. What is my rights and can I file parental kidknapping? Pls help!!!! http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?477495.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476996.001 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:44:00 -0600 Adoption July 4th, 2008 I lost my beautiful daughter at the age of 31 after she suffered a long battle with cancer. I now have full custody of my Grandson Nathan, 10 years old since Aug. 2008. Nathan's transition was very easy because he lived with us, along with his mother through out his life. I was Jennifer's full time caregiver for 2 years prior to her passing and also cared for my grandson. Unable to work we suffered severe financial set backs and lost our home. In Jan. of this year my husband suffered a massive heart-attack and had to have a quadruple by-pass. Of course that situation also added to our financial ruin. On the bright side we now rent a large home, very reasonable payments and our able to live within our means. Nathan's biological father has not been in his life for over 5 years, and prior to that had very little interaction with Nathan and never paid child-support. Nathan receives social security benefits, approx. $400.00 per month. Nathan desperately wants us to adopt him and wants our last name. We of course want the same thing but rely on his benefits to help aid us financially with his basic needs. During my daughter's last days, I stayed with her at the hospital every moment. Unfortunately I had an accident in the hospital and fell which caused a moderate to severe back injury. I have disc protrutions in the C spine, T spine, and lumbar spine and at this time am unable to work outside the home. We are making ends meet without the second income but do rely heavily on Nathan's benefits for all of his needs. Soon he will need braces which our health insurance does not cover. Under Michigan Law will I lose Nathan's social security benefits if we adopt him? The answer will determine whether we can officially adopt him. I have explained to Nathan at the age of 14 he can legally change his name. I have called Nathan's Social Security worker but am still waiting on a response. Perhaps you can help me with the answer. Respectfully, Cindy Page http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476996.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476833.001 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:54:00 -0600 Marriage, Domestic Partnerships and Other Family Law Matters OK HERE GOES I HAVE LIVED WITH A MAN FOR 14+ YEARS WE BOUGHT A HOUSE TOGETHER WE ARE NOW PARTING WAYS HE HAS NOW FORBIDDEN ME FROM USING THE WASHER,DRYER AND THE REFRIG..WHICH HE DID PURCHASE--THE REFRIG WAS THERE FROM THE OLD PEOPLE --HE BOUGHT IT FROM THEM--THE WASHER DRYER HE BOUGHT WHEN I SOLD MINE....WHICH THE MONEY WENT INTO THE HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT THE DRYER I HAVE FIXED AND PAID FOR MYSELF SO DOES HE HAVE THE RIGHT NOW THAT WE ARE BREAKING UP TO FORBID ME FROM USING THESE ITEMS? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476833.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476690.001 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:38:00 -0600 Divorce, Separation & Annulment Michigan Family Law My brother is getting divorced on 08/13. His wife is still living in the same home as him as he has no legal right to kick her out until the divorce is final. They have both signed a settlement so it would be an uncontested divorce. He was told that they wouldn't even see the judge when they go to court in 2 weeks as long as both parties agree. My question is what if she changes her mind in court and says she no longer agrees with what is in the settlement? What if she doesn't show up to court on that day? This has truly become a nightmare for him, he lives in the state of Michigan. If anyone has answers please help, any advice is appreciated.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476690.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476604.001 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:21:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NH Hi im a 25 year old single mom of 4 children and here is what im worried about...now I have 4 children but 3 of them live with their father in michigan and he has full custody of them due to situations that were and still are beyond my control. I have a 8 month old little girl from a different man and he is going for full custody of her with me being the one having visitations. We have a hearing scheduled on Aug 5th 2009 for this, now here's the thing my other 3 children were taken from me from DSS (department of social services) in massachusetts due to accusations that are to this day still not true, now my youngest daughters father whom I was never married to says that he can get full custody of our daughter becasue I have a prior history which I might add has been closed for over a yr now. EDIT He says that he has statements pouring in from his friends stating that im a horrible unsafe unstable mother for her but the thing is is none of his friends has ever seen me with our daughter. His gf also says that his lawyer if he even has one has told him that he has all this crap on me but yet he wont tell me what it is. I am currently going on externship to become a medical assistant in aug and trying to better my life for me and my children but he says that the judge will rule without a doubt his custody of her and me visitations rights. Now DCYF (department of children youth and families) has been called on me and has come to my house and done their whole investigation bit and they see no probable cause for her being unsafe in my home wiht me as my ex has been accusing me off being. EDIT My daughters father gf has told me that he has gone to the police station and has filed reports stating that I do drugs and drink and the DCYF worker I had spoken with told me he looked in on that himself and their is nothing. There is one peticular person whom i have differences with has given him a statement stating a whole bunch of lies that are far to inappropriate to put on here but prior to that statement she had written me a myspace message saying that she was going to do anything it took to get my daughter taken from me, Can her statment get thrown out because of the message she wrote to me? My other problem is is my daughters father wasnt there from the beginning of the pregnancy to the end of the pregnancy he was there when she was born and for part of the time that she was in the NICU but when she came home he wanted nothing to do with her until he knew 100% that she was his because he listened to his friends whom had told him that I had cheated on him and our daughter may not have been his. He hasnt given me anything in support. Now the judge went ahead and granted a temp visitation schedule between me and him until the hearing where he gets her every other weekend and some of the week and the same with me but im concerned about losing my daughter because of my past history and I dont know what kind of proof the judge would consider legit. I have a statement written from my bestfriend stating that im a good mom and im also bringing my medical records from when I was pregnant to prove that i wasnt drinking and doing drugs during my pregnancy with her like im being accused of, also my bf whom I have been with since I was 5 months pregnant is going as a witness on my behalf. EDIT i asked my ex to just settle with joint because I dont want to put my daughter through all of this and he said no he wants full. He said that hes very confident with all the supporting evidence that he has that the judge will rule in his favor. Now i dont have a laywer all i have is my bf and my paper document proof and his gf says that she gave him her lawyer but i dont know how true that is. Also I have his gf on my facebook and about 3 weeks ago she started posting so much inappropriate comments that again are to inappropriate to post on here basically doing Dafamation of Character against me and she swears it wasnt her she only says it wasnt her after I presented the hard copy proof to the courts. She has a no contact restraining order against me for reasons im not sure of why but im in a jam here I dont know what I need to do to prove my innocence. So basically im being accused of a whole lot of crap thats so far from the truth. DCYF has been in my home and seen no problem although my daughters father says his lawyer has recieved my past DSS history from Massachusetts. Wouldnt a lawyer need my consent for release of information regarding a closed case and wouldnt I be aware of a state to state release? My daughters dr hasnt said anything to me about him being worried about her care. edit Just a recap he hasnt helped with any of her expenses including daycare so I can attend my morning classes in the morning. What are my chances of the judge ruling in his favor and not granting joint custody? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476604.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476296.001 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:21:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation Hopefully this question makes sense... My husband's attorney filed a motion with the court, his ex's attorney responded in the given time and objected, but the court came back with a signed order from the judge granting the motion because the attorney who responded for his ex was not the attorney on record with the court (apparently she fired her attorney and didn't let him know, or didn't get the proper paperwork in). He's aware that she can go back and appeal this (or whatever you would call it). The question is, this same attorney (the one that's not on record with the court) filed a motion earlier in the month with the court to change custody. Since this is not the attorney on record, is this motion not filed properly? Or can any attorney file a motion for a party, but only the attorney on record can respond? My husband is just curious, and his attorney is in court or on vacation for the next few days, so I figured I'd ask you guys on here. Thanks! http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476296.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476280.001 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:08:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation I am a 27 year old father of a 4 year old son. Since his birth I have been the primary parent who takes care of him although by state law since we were not married and do not have any custody orders, the mother is considered to have primary custody. He currently lives with me and my fiancee from Sunday through Friday and stays with his mom on the weekends. The main reason that I am seeking sole custody is that his mother is now on the Central Registry for child neglect. My son was found outside in a soiled diaper, drinking a beer, and walking a pitbull (owned by mom's bf) down the road. The neighbor called the police and it took the police 40 minutes of knocking on the door to wake mom up. There is also a criminal case pending on this. Mom is classified as a category 2 offender with a high risk of future occurance. There are many examples of the neglect from his mom. Namely, medical care..developmental disability care...mom sleeps 4-5 hours past sons wake up time...not helping/following through on potty training...constant diaper rashes when we get him back from his moms...bruises (I know she hits him, she started hitting him before he turned a year old, but she makes sure the bruises fall on bony areas and not soft tissue). We got him into therapy as soon as we started having him all week and the therapist has reported to CPS that she suspects sexual abuse, but CPS says they cant do anything because my son can not tell who did it and what occurred. He only displays inappropriate sexual behavior. All of the neglect issues are also seen as falling into the current neglect/endangerment charge due to double jeopardy. Anyways, what I need advice on is how to establish custody without an attorney. I live in Oakland county, mom lives in Wayne and the CPS case is in Wayne county.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476280.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476140.001 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:58:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation State of Residence: Michigan Question regarding Child Custody and Parenting Time and New Spouse. I was living (not married) with my girlfriend for 5 years and had a child by her. The child will be 4 years old later this year. We separated earlier this year. I got an ex parte interim order whereby she cannot remove the child from his home (my home) and has parental time one day a week mid week and every alternate weekend. This interim order was valid until a hearing scheduled in August. About 2 months ago we negotiated a stipulated order whereby we would both have joint physical and legal custody with one week on and one week off parenting time. The stipulated order also contained a clause that stated that no significant other would be allowed around the child for a period of 6 months from the date of the order. Whereas I was ready to sign the order the child’s mother delayed signing it. In the meantime I got married and my new wife had been around the child prior to our negotiating the stipulated order and for 5 days leading up to the wedding (with the whole family and for pictures, buying clothes, etc.). The child’s mother is now filing for sole legal & physical custody on the grounds that I had a significant other around our child: 1) prior to negotiating the stipulated order (which was never signed) 2) during the 5 days leading up to the wedding and 3) my significant other who is now my wife is around the child as she has moved into my home since we married. My question is – are these reasonable grounds for seeking sole physical and legal custody? What is the practice in terms of a new wife – is she still considered a significant other with restrictions being around the child or is she considered my wife without any restrictions regarding being around the child? Is my being married enough ground for my ex girlfriend to seek an order for sole custody?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476140.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476136.001 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:30:00 -0600 Divorce, Separation & Annulment My husband committed adultery and I filed a separate maintenance agreement and he then filed for a divorce. During the many court dates we decided to try and work things out. We had both court cases dismissed and had a settlement agreement (postnuptial) placed on record in our last court hearing. At this time we own two properties in the state of Michigan. I live in one and he lives in our summer vacation one. The agreement states that he must continue to deposit money in our joint account and I am to continue to make the payments on the cabin. So far that has continued to happen. I had to give up all support money from him. Both our names were to be left on the main marital home. And he was to place my name on the deed to the cabin. Eventually that got done after many arguments. During the many months of no support from him I had no choice but to file Banruptcy. It was placed on the agreement that I had to add his name to it. Which I have done. Two other things on the agreement were that he had to be sole occupant of the cabin (he had moved the girlfriend in) and I was able to return to the cabin July 1st for the summer months. He refuses to move her out and I have received many threatening phone calls, e-mails and texts from both him and her telling me to stay away. I feel that I have the right to go there and have my time allowed. Is there anything I can do to have the settlement agreement enforced? I have a copy with both of our signatures. And it was placed on record by the judge. Thank-you http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476136.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476026.001 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:21:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation to make a long story short....my mother is the one to pick up my son from his mother, my ex, for about 7 months now. My mother has recently gotten a new job and will not be able to pick him up at the time my x and I had agreed upon 7 months ago. the court order says that we (ex and I) are not to be in contact unless thru a third party. i have asked her to either change the day of pick up (which is a day earlier) or to have someone else bring him but she is refusing. what do I do? my mother can't pick him up on that day at all as she doesn't get home until a couple hours after his bed time and i really didn't want to have to loose a day because she is refusing to have someone like her mother do the exchange with me. so what do I do? any suggestions? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?476026.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475811.001 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:09:00 -0600 Child Custody & Visitation I'm mostly looking for OG's opinion here but would greatly appreciate others as well on this one. Thanks ahead of time guys :-) So my ex has decided....after being MIA for 2 yrs...that he is going to take me to court for custody of my 5yr old. He says he is going to petition for her to live with him during the 2 month summer period and alternate weekends during the school year. Now mind you, he has had very very little contact with her with the exception of a few random phone calls and 2 visits for about 4 hrs each, in over 2 years. He pays no child support, and shows no interest in her everyday life and activities. My daughter knows who he is but doesnt have much of a relationship with him and occasionally has to be gently reminded that when he calls she has to talk to him because he's her father. My question is if he takes me to court, what kind of custody could and would he be granted? I have no issue with him taking some form of custody but with the nearly non-existant relationship between them, i'm not ok with her spending a weekend with him without me or just being shipped to his house for an entire summer. At least not at first. Oh, and we live 5hrs apart so short visits on the weekends would be difficult...not impossible, but very difficult. I would like to know what i'm looking at as far as what he would be granted when we make it to court. Its strange that he's doing this though as my husband and I are about to begin proceedings for hubs to adopt her...after dad earlier consented to the adoption. He has a new girlfriend that he says wants to help him raise lil'one and that he is going to get his life together to make room for her. I guess i'm just nervous and confused. I'd appreciate everyone's input What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475811.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475810.001 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:09:00 -0600 Divorce, Separation & Annulment My soon to be ex husband who has been living out of the home has run out of money and wants to move back in with me until the divorce is final. The home is in my name and was aquired before our marriage. Do I legally have to let him return? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475810.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475652.001 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:35:00 -0600 Child Support I am hoping someone can offer assistance. My child support order was granted in Chicago, IL and I currently live in a different state. I never officially requested the order to be transfered and am owed child support. I have been divorced for 11 years now and my ex-husband has only paid the court order child support sparatically during this time. I approximate he owes me around 10 years of child support payment. During his summer visitation he has convinced my children to live with him. So my question is how will the back child support and future child support be handled. http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475652.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475643.001 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:52:00 -0600 Marriage, Domestic Partnerships and Other Family Law Matters My husband committed adultery and I filed a separate maintenance agreement and he then filed for a divorce. During the many court dates we decided to try and work things out. We had both court cases dismissed and had a settlement agreement (postnuptial) placed on record in our last court hearing. At this time we own two properties in the state of Michigan. I live in one and he lives in our summer vacation one. The agreement states that he must continue to deposit money in our joint account and I am to continue to make the payments on the cabin. So far that has continued to happen. I had to give up all support money from him. Both our names were to be left on the main marital home. And he was to place my name on the deed to the cabin. Eventually that got done after many arguments. During the many months of no support from him I had no choice but to file Banruptcy. It was placed on the agreement that I had to add his name to it. Which I have done. Two other things on the agreement were that he had to be sole occupant of the cabin (he had moved the girlfriend in) and I was able to return to the cabin July 1st for the summer months. He refuses to move her out and I have received many threatening phone calls, e-mails and texts from both him and her telling me to stay away. I feel that I have the right to go there and have my time allowed. Is there anything I can do to have the settlement agreement enforced? I have a copy with both of our signatures. And it was placed on record by the judge. Thank-you http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475643.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475622.001 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:56:00 -0600 Marriage, Domestic Partnerships and Other Family Law Matters We have an unusual (we think) situation where my step father refuses to allow me to visit with my mother. Okay, here's the scoop: several months ago I confronted my step father regarding my mothers safety. Mom is in stage 6 with Altzheimers and step dad is her caretaker. She also has a severe case of shingles (in her face, primarily her eye & forehead). They are well off & could afford a nice care facility (but he is a cheapskate & he considers their savings as his retirement funds). That is all well & fine with me, BUT..... stepdad does not do a good job as her caretaker. He bought a motorcycle and has so much fun riding it that he just takes off & goes on extended bike runs with his pals leaving Mom home alone (several days per week. Just a few concerns are that she has fallen down the stairs, where she stayed for several hours until he returned home (She had to have knee surgery for that incident). On another occasion she set towels on fire that were on the stove top (very lucky that time), another time she discovered his handgun & ammo and was found playing with it when he returned (thank god she never loaded it), he also leaves her meds out on the countertop and she has dumped them all out together and was discovered trying to figure out what pills to take, and she has been found by the sheriff dept walking down the highway. She wears the same clothes for weeks at a time, is left unwashed and unkempt and because he does not monitor her, even when he is at home with her, she stands in front of the bathroom mirror for hours at a time picking her face & forehead until she is bleeding profusely. This unsanitary practice eventually led to the loss of her eye. Although we have repeatedly asked him to either put Mom somewhere for her health & safety or to hire someone to assist with her care when he leaves, he refuses. By the way, My wife & I have helped to take care of Mom whenever we were asked, several times we took mom in our home for three and four days at a time so he could go for out of state bike runs. We both used up all of our vacation time for three years to help take care of Mom as well. I also should mention that just prior to this incident / confrontation, dear old stepdad asked us if we knew what the state law required relative to mandatory autopsies, explaining that Mom wouldn't want an autopsy. We feel that he is very capable of overdosing Mom, and or, doing many other unscrupulous things to hurt Mom. For instance, he removed Mom from all of their financial accounts (which is fine), but also stopped taking Mom to her doctor appointments claiming that they were doing no good. He also stopped buying her altzheimer meds claiming that they were also not doing any good and were too expensive. Finally, the sheriff dept called us one evening to ask if I had a relative living at their address. They informed me that Mom had dialled 911 to report that she was being held hostage and that people were inside her home. Of course they responded and found a very mentally challenged and disoriented person (mom). My wife and I went there and stayed with mom for three hours until stepdad returned from that particular bike ride. Once again I confronted stepdad about our growing concerns for Mom's safety (there were multiple other times we told him about our concerns for moms safety as well), but this time he became extremely mad at us, told us to leave his house, and every since then (October 08) he refuses to allow us to call or visit with my mother. He has told what few family members there are that I elected not to see my mother. He informed us that if we take any sort of outside actions he will make sure we never, ever see her alive again. We also know that he continues to leave her alone, without supervision. We did anomously report our fears and concerns to the local DHS, but have no idea if they ever investigated. So, is there any legal recourse that will allow us access to see my Mother alive again ??? http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475622.001 http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475318.001 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:30:00 -0600 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. http://www.elprime.com/tracker/subscribe.htm?475318.001