Don't know where to start

[Jessmom2knl79]

Ok so this may be long I will try to condense. I seperated from my Ex in Oct of 06. He took no visitation and paid no support till we divorced. He was able to get $$ for an expensive Atty I found one that helped me pro-se. I had DV order on him and he was arrested for and pled gulity do domestic violence. I was talked into an agreement for divorce. The divorce was final in March of 08. My ex chose to execise his every other weekend visitation from April 08 till Sept of 08. He then moved out of state to avoid CS enforcement. I am remarried and my children do not want and never did want to be with my ex he was very abusive mentally and phsyically.

I did not recieve child support until recently. I think NC has been going after him. It is hard to get anything out of child support enforcement when ther is another state involved. Well he has paid 1,200 this month alone. Thank god as my bills have been piling up and my one daughter needs braces.My thing is I was ok leaving the order alone as he has had NO contact with the kids since Sept 08. I havent moved changed jobs anything since we were married. But I am afraid that he is going to be vendictive because he has been forced to pay$$. I want sole custody and to stop his visitation rights or to allow my kids to change names to my last name and my husbands last name. I guess my question is what can I do and what can he do to me. As nothing in our divorce agreement has changed because I dont want to add fuel to any fire. I am just afraid that he can pay an atty and I will have a hard time. I DO not qualify for a public aid atty as I work to much to support myself and my kids. But I have no savings to dish out 4-5,000. What do I do to protect the kids and thier best interests and needs and wants.

[Attorney Allison Belcher]

There is not much you can do to completely take away the father's visitation. Do to the issues, you may be able to get supervised visitation, but that is not a forever thing either. You can petition the courts to change your children's last name, however, the father can object and the courts probably will not allow the names to be changed.

To even ask the courts to do any of your requests, you will have to file a supplemental petition to modify the final judgment and have him served with the document. At is very much like a divorce all over again.

Attorney Allison Belcher
7623 Little Road
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New Port Richey, FL 34654
727-844-7676