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i think my lawyer is blowing me off. my ex has gotten permission from friend of the court to move our 6 year old daughter from MI to TN with her, provided she allow her "adequate phone interaction" with me. well, we missed the thanksgiving visit because her mom said the car broke down in kentucky so i got her for christmas instead. during that visit, my daughter told me "my mom says she doesn't have your phone number," now, i know she does, because she has called me on it many times since they have moved. and most frequently she does it when she says she is at work so i can't talk to my daughter. she's not keeping me informed on my daughters daily life, where she is, etc. my daughter told me that she tells her mom she wants to call me almost daily when she gets home from school and her mom says she doesnt have my number. now, i had my wife email all of this to the lawyer and we have yet to hear from her. its been a few days, and she's thinking that maybe the lawyer is on vacation due to the holiday... not only am i upset about this, but my wife and i both told the ex that there is well over a FOOT of snow on the ground where we live, daughter will need boots and appropriate clothing. she sent her with filthy canvas shoes, t-shirts, 3 pairs of underpants (for an 8 day stay!!!) and no gloves. the jacket i bought her has a hood, so i want's really worried about that. she even packed her a tank-top night gown. i had my wife take photos of the clothes the ex packed and of the snow outside. i even measured its depth one day - between 14 and 16 inches in the front yard alone. i owe the lawyer over $2100 and was briefly laid off. i told her about it and made a payment that fit my budget at that time. we are still having financial difficulites. my wife is looking for a job. we have found a babysitter for our toddler, and i am still looking for a job, just in case i get laid off again. could she be ignoring me and this case because of the money owed? my daugher needs to be living with me. the judge made the ex pay $2,000 to move to TN as a bond because she doesn't follow the court orders. what chance would i have of  pursuing the matter in my own hands at this point, without the lawyer? i have documented proof; photos of clohtes, her brown teeth (mom doesnt make her brush so her new adult teeth are a nice shade of brown), the flimsy shoes, the snow, things daughter has said to me and my wife during the stay. my wife's best friend sent an email to the lawyer regarding a converstaion my daughter had with her. it was about when her mom's car broke down in KY and she said they got picked up by some woman she didn't know on the highway and was taken somewhere that wasnt to fix the car. the strange woman didn't know anything about cars. my daughter and her half brother said they were hungry so the mom took them to burger king where the 3 year old half brother hit his head and started to bleed. my daughter was upset by this and kept saying "there was blood everywhere" and her mom wouldn't let them call an ambulance but took free ice cream for the kids instead. i'm losing my mind here. i'm afraid for my daughter. she isnt being taken care of and no one is listening to me. what do i do?? what chance do i have?? can anyone help???