I am 20 years old and a mother of a beautiful 2 year old daughter. The father hasnt always been in the picture but has been for a while. We never had an offical custody agreement i just let her go to his house on the weekends and stuff. One sunday when it was time for her to come home he called me and told me that she wasnt gonna be coming home that he had filed for custody of her and she will be stayin with him and his family untill the court date. He told me the only way i can see her is if i come to his house and thats only when he allows it. Its been a little over a month now and its really gettin at me. Please tell me someone knows something i can do to change this!
I was tryin to look up like information on what to expect ya know to take notes a stuff but of course its really hard to find anything about it
Also, do u have an attorney yet? They can file an emergency custody order to get her back to you. I think it's called an Ex Parte but I could be totally off. I had to file one and it was pretty quick. Plus unless her can prove you unfit, it will look really bad on him in court that he has been keeping her from you and he may have screwed himself over. I'm so sorry you are going through this. Just stay strong and do whatever you can to get your baby back.
Thats horrible that he did that to you! I would get a lawyer asap, maybe they can do something for you so you can get your dd back before court. Other than that I think you pretty much have to wait until your court date but Im not sure, never been in that situation. I would do whatever I could to get her back though. Like a previous poster said, maybe go over there for a visit and just walk out with dd. Have a friend, brother, dad, someone like that show up over there about 10 mins after you get there so you have some support if he tries anything. He can call the cops but Im pretty sure they wont do anything since there is no custody agreement
Have you talked to an attorney or filed anything in court yet??
Get an atty ASAP. Your ex has simply kidnapped his own child. The cops can't get involved until you have an official court document saying the ex has to hand over the child. Even though there was never a custody agreement, your ex has no legal authority to be able to keep the child. If he can prove you are unfit (in court) which I'm sure you are not, he has no legal right to keep your child. He actually screwed himself by keeping the child. He has no legal right to do so. Some idiot must have told him to do this. I'm sure your atty will agree with me in this matter. My heart goes out to you. I'm sure you are missing your child and hoping he is okay.
And this is why I always recommend a custody agreement when parents aren't married. Even if they get along great. CO protects both parties rights. I hope you can get her back and get it straightened out
Quoting brittney021393:I am 20 years old and a mother of a beautiful 2 year old daughter. The father hasnt always been in the picture but has been for a while. We never had an offical custody agreement i just let her go to his house on the weekends and stuff. One sunday when it was time for her to come home he called me and told me that she wasnt gonna be coming home that he had filed for custody of her and she will be stayin with him and his family untill the court date. He told me the only way i can see her is if i come to his house and thats only when he allows it. Its been a little over a month now and its really gettin at me. Please tell me someone knows something i can do to change this!
Good news, im so excited!
- brittney021393
on Mar. 20, 2013 at 1:14 AM