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Hi All,

Does anyone have experience dealing with a potential flight risk? My Ex is fighting me for a passport but is considered a flight risk. I have spent thousands of dollars and the roadblock has been the passport. She won't budge without it and I fear she will leave the country with our child.

The State Department recommends that I put in the agreement that travel outside the US would require the courts approval. Has anyone done this? Do you think the courts would agree to this?

I'm at a point that I don't know what to do. I need this to be settled, but have a lot of anxiety about a passport being issued. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle - even the GAL argues that my child should be allowed to travel outside the US.

But who is responsible if my Ex relocates my child to another country??

Thanks.

Hi All,

I have been divorced for 8 years and we are in the process of modifying placement. I am also trying to be smart about language in the agreement to avoid the games that have been played over the last eight years. I am working to get very specific language about exchanges, time, etc.

My question: Does anyone have an example of contempt language that I can add to make it easier in the future when my Ex starts blocking access again? Something to the effect "will be deemed contempt and all court costs to be covered by offending party" or something like that?

I have more questions, but will post them as separate topics.

Thanks.

Hi Ocean/Mixed Bag,

Sorry for the delay in responding.

Ocean - you say that child support rarely moves states. Both of us have moved states from the original agreement (actually, it's a Canadian agreement.) The current case is in WI. Should I expect that CS will be recalculated based on WI now that primary residence is there?

As far as placement, I have had most holidays and a large portion of the summer. I am working to get more time than I had, even if it means I travel the 6 hours to be with my daughter and take her to school for a week at a time.

Excellent, thank you.

Ocean - the short story is that the mother moved out of state against objections. I filed for primary placement. 3 months later mother moves back to the state. I live in a different state and I have come to a painful realization that the state the case is in (WI) is not going to let the money leave the state. Lots of frustration, and I'm sure I'll have more questions (I probably should have started asking them sooner.) My goal now is to get a more reasonable placement schedule than the mother and GAL have proposed.

The interrogatories are (I assume) to start prepping for the financials of the case.

Thank you to both of you for the quick replies. One follow up question - the interrogatory states "all returns" for tax years 2012 and 2013. Is that just our 1040 forms for the years specified, or ALL schedules, etc. too? (Which gets really complicated since everything is joint. Seems I would be blacking out most of the information.)

Hi All,

I've read these boards for years, but have never posted. A quick THANK YOU to all the amazing advice and information through the years. My story is long, but my short question is: I need to respond to interrogatories requesting tax records. My new spouse's income cannot be considered in the state. I think I read that we can white out her information - is that correct? I assume that would include anything that is joint?

Thanks much!