I have two kids from two separate fathers. My daughter’s father is 16 years older than me (he’s 40 and I’m 24). He has her 3 nights, although I’m kind of suspecting he is doing some parental alienation (my daughter told me he told her to call me a bitch, although he keeps denying this). My son’s father won’t take him more than 2 nights even when I beg him to take 50/50 custody. There’s nothing left for me here; all my family is in California. I want help with the kids because their fathers take them on the weekends but they don’t take them to doctors’ appointments, enroll them in anything, don’t have their birth certificates or Social Security cards, nor have they ever asked for them to enroll them in anything. So literally, they make no legal decisions for them even though I’ve asked them to share in these things. There is also no legal custody order.
If there is no order in place, you can also just move.
That’s what I was thinking, but I’m worried about possible repercussions from the fathers.
You would need to file a ‘best interests’ case with the Court to get permission to move. These usually take 8-12 months to get resolved. I would suggest you consult and retain an attorney in your area with experience with these types of cases since you would have 2 separate cases to deal with.
@Sloan
I didn’t realize it would take that long. I’ll definitely look into finding a good attorney.
Sending love and best wishes to you! It sounds really tough, but family support is important.