Hi!
My boyfriend is seperated from his wife and they have a 2 year old daughter. They are in the process of starting a divorce but in the meantime he is having quite a bit of trouble seeing his daughter. Here is the story:
They were married in Hawaii where they were both stationed. When they had serious problems, he moved back home to the east coast for several reasons. When she got out, she moved home to the west coast. They have now been seperated for a year. Mom had daughter from Jan (when he left) until June when she came here. Dad had daughter through August when she went back with mom who had since moved to the west coast. Mom is now saying dad can have daughter for a total of about 2 months in the next year. Dad is trying to start divorce proceedings but his lawyer has been in the hospital for over a month and things have stalled. That is, of course, the extremely short version.
Two questions:
1. What can Dad do to see his daughter so Mom does not get all the say?
2. What does dad need to do to insure he is not just a vacation dad now that they live on opposite coasts?
My boyfriend is seperated from his wife and they have a 2 year old daughter. They are in the process of starting a divorce but in the meantime he is having quite a bit of trouble seeing his daughter. Here is the story:
They were married in Hawaii where they were both stationed. When they had serious problems, he moved back home to the east coast for several reasons. When she got out, she moved home to the west coast. They have now been seperated for a year. Mom had daughter from Jan (when he left) until June when she came here. Dad had daughter through August when she went back with mom who had since moved to the west coast. Mom is now saying dad can have daughter for a total of about 2 months in the next year. Dad is trying to start divorce proceedings but his lawyer has been in the hospital for over a month and things have stalled. That is, of course, the extremely short version.
Two questions:
1. What can Dad do to see his daughter so Mom does not get all the say?
2. What does dad need to do to insure he is not just a vacation dad now that they live on opposite coasts?