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chella1980 New Member |
posted 07-10-2007 06:49 PM
  
I have a SERIOUS problem my ex- has sole custody of our beautiful daughter Chloe. My ex-has had sole physical and legal custody for three years, and I had sole custody the first two years. During the divorce, I was a housewife, then I got a job as a bank manager, while my then husband was in the US Navy. I was awarded sole custody because he goes out to sea frequently. I lost my job at the bank, and I could not find another job, so I decided to go to the military. The recruiter advised me I would have to give custody to the father or gaurdianship to the grandparents. My family couldn't take Chloe at the time, so I made the hard decision of giving her dad sole custody. Chloe has been with his mother { my ex mother in law }, because my ex is can not keep her { deployments }. I advised my ex I wanted custody back, and of course he said you'll have to take me to court. My ex mother in law gave me a tongue lashing about Chloe needing stability and that I had emotional problems. I told her I did not have emotional problems and she said that's not what I heard from a couple of people. I told her that's slander and I could provide Chloe with stability, she also said my income wasn't high enough to take care of Chloe. My disability check was $690.00 per month, but they just raised it to almost $2600.00 per month, so I can now afford to take care of her. I also am out of the military, while my ex is still getting deployed in the Navy. I live on the West Coast in Seattle and my ex lives in Virgina on the east coast, while Chloe is in Michigan with his mom. In december my ex advised me he wold be taking Chloe back to Virgina, but right now she has to live with grandma. Chloe is 5 yrs old and she'll be starting Kindegarten. The judge will have to decide which one of us will get sole custody because joint custody will not work, with both of of us living on separate coasts. I hired an attorney, who advised me I should get custody back, because I'm not in the military anymore. The attorney is in the process of filing the paperwork, to set a court date to determine custody. If he doens't dhow up, I will automatically get custody{ but the judge might consider he goes out sea}, and he might excuse him from showing up. My ex mother in law said sahe didn't want to be involved, I think that's inevitable beacuse she has gaurdianship over Chloe. Someone please help me........ this court hearing is going to be a nightmare. Can anyone give me any advice? |
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