LUCINDA, I CAN'T HELP MUCH BUT WILL KEEP YOU IN MY PRAYERS. MY SON WAS 13 AND DAUGHTER WAS 20 MONTHS OLD WHEN I HAD MY ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE SEPARATE FATHERS AND MY DAUGHTERS DAD THREATENED TO TAKE HER AWAY BECAUSE I WAS INCAPABLE OF CARING FOR HER. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. IF YOUR SON WANTS MORE TIME WITH YOU HE IS OF AGE TO TELL THE JUDGE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN JUDGES LISTEN TO THE KIDS. VISITATION VARIES SO MUCH AND IT SEEMS YOUR EX IS A BUTT!AS IS MINE.
GOOD LUCK NICKI ----- Original Message ----- From: LTeasley To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:40 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Off-topic -- not sure what to do Hey everybody, I am in a bit of a pickle and I'm not sure how to handle the situation. Approximately 5 days after I was in my accident, my son's father filed for custody. The only thing I can remember is laying there, with a halo on, in a semi-drug-induced coma, thinking I didn't want my son to become a ward of the state. So of course I allowed my power of attorney to sign over papers. Now a little over a year and a half later I am in my own place and he is refusing to let my son stay here anymore than every other weekend citing that the parental roles are now reversed. My ex says that I should be caring for and supporting our son but if he is at home with me he would be caring for and supporting me due to my situation (can I remind you my son is 16). He had been getting up on his own for school since he was in 7th grade and there is a bus stop three blocks away. He is not involved in or expected to be involved in my cares when he is with me, I have PCA's for that. My ex also mentioned that he does not want another disruption to our sons routine (not that he didn't have to get used to one when I got in my accident). Prior to my accident my son and I were joined at the hip and has mentioned that he would like to stay here more than every other weekend. Being dependent on SSDI there's not a lot of money for an attorney. Oh, and did I mention my ex and I were in the middle of a child support battle when I got in my accident? He was hoping to get his payments reduced. Help, I've called legal aid and they don't even have room to put my name on a waiting list. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and I apologize for the lengthy post. Journey well through life, Lucinda ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.
