Modify Visitation No Attorney
Q:
sharon wrote: my fiance is going back to court with his ex wife as she has petitioned for more child support and he has petitioned to modify visitation. They have been divored for about 7 years and he originally agreed to her request in mediation to have less problems. It was ordered he could see children for a couple hours twice a month at a McDonald's while the mother was there. Over the years she has sometimes let him see them but most of the time completely ignored phone calls and not let him visit. Most of the time the children have been under the care of their grandparents(her parents) and stay there and go to school in that disctrict. How and what should he do to be prepared for going into court as he does not have an attorney and she does. What should he address in his deffense?
A:
Document EVERYTHING...when he gets them, when she doesn'tallow visit, your phone records to show that he tries tocontact the children. look up Parental Alienation (PA) andHostile Agressive Parenting (HAP), it may help also. how oldare the kids? they may be able to testify that the do not livewith their mother, but with their grandmother instead. ifthats the case, and it is proven, they may make him paysupport to their grandmother, or he may be able to getcustody. it all depends on the facts of the case. you can goto www.lawguru.com lawyers will give you some advice there,www.pafamilylaw.net if your case is in PA. even if its not,there are some helpful tips on how to build your case. iwould still contact an attorney, get free consultations withall that you can, and if you do most of the work, they maycharge you less, mine is. hope all of this helps, good luck :)
