Five years the mother of my son took him and disappeared. I shared joint custody with her, so I hired an lawyer to find her and my son. That lawyer could not find her, so he hired a P.I., also to no avail. Skip forward five years. My son's mother is going to prison for six years, and she finally called me and gave me her location, as well as our sons. She has not seen this child in three years, and he is in the custody of non-relatives in another state. The people who have him now never made any attempt to contact me, and they are fighting me for custody of my own son. I have tried to speak to attourneys here in Texas, but I am contantly being referred. As it stands, I have spoken to about ten lawyers, and have had ten referals. No one seems to have experience and they refer me to another attourney. I don't know where to start, and I can't get anyone to give me advice. The family that has him has tried to replace me with their own son. The child calls him Daddy, and untill last month he actually thought this other man was his father - the child is seven.
Last month I saw my son for a week. We fished, we drove all over the state, and we talked alot. All in all it was a very good visit, and the child went back to the state where he now resides ( you might ask why I allowed the child to go back - in order to get the visit I had to give my word that the child would be allowed to go back.) Now this child is terrified of me. He has been told that I am going to kidnapp him, and does not wish to speak to me, even on the telephone. The people that have him have somehow managed to get temporary guardianship of him, and are not allowing me contact. They have even barred me from getting his school records. Without school records to prove his mother has not had him for three years, I cannot get childsupport stopped. That's right, I am legally bound to pay child support to a woman who has not had possession of my son for the last three years.
I need help, and I don't know where to look. If you have any suggestions, please, please, respond.
Last month I saw my son for a week. We fished, we drove all over the state, and we talked alot. All in all it was a very good visit, and the child went back to the state where he now resides ( you might ask why I allowed the child to go back - in order to get the visit I had to give my word that the child would be allowed to go back.) Now this child is terrified of me. He has been told that I am going to kidnapp him, and does not wish to speak to me, even on the telephone. The people that have him have somehow managed to get temporary guardianship of him, and are not allowing me contact. They have even barred me from getting his school records. Without school records to prove his mother has not had him for three years, I cannot get childsupport stopped. That's right, I am legally bound to pay child support to a woman who has not had possession of my son for the last three years.
I need help, and I don't know where to look. If you have any suggestions, please, please, respond.