My ex divorced me in New York and I was unemployeed at the time. The only assessts we had were in the family home. I choose not to hire a lawyer because a fight would have resulted in liens from lawyers on the home. The ex got custody of our three children. I returned to the Virgin Islands to accept a job offer where our family had lived for 15 years. 5 months after I singed the papers w/ the ex's lawyer, the oldest of my children moved down to live w/ me and finished high school here. He's now in college and I pay all expenses. A year later, the ex was overwhelmed with the other two and we decided to try to reconcile. She moved back to the Virgin Islands too. She has now moved out and is staying w/ friends. Since she has been back, she hasn't paid for anything. No rent, tuition, utilities nothing. There is still a judgement for child support and maintenence in place in New York but she hasn't asked me to pay her while she has been here. The family home is hers but she can't afford to live in it and it is rented.
My career is back on track and I'm doing well.
This is the big question. If I file a case at Family Court here and she finds out, she will probably take the kids ( 11 and 14 years old) out of school and run to the airport go to New York and sue me for back child support. I know she can not take care of the kids. She doesn't even have a G.E.D. and works as a waitress. I have a very strong case to receive custody. I provide all money and parenting, provide all help w/ homework and drive the kids to and from school. Can she be prevented from taking the kids while the new case is in progress?
My career is back on track and I'm doing well.
This is the big question. If I file a case at Family Court here and she finds out, she will probably take the kids ( 11 and 14 years old) out of school and run to the airport go to New York and sue me for back child support. I know she can not take care of the kids. She doesn't even have a G.E.D. and works as a waitress. I have a very strong case to receive custody. I provide all money and parenting, provide all help w/ homework and drive the kids to and from school. Can she be prevented from taking the kids while the new case is in progress?