Q: Child custody and communication
My fiancé has 2 children with his ex girlfriend. He pays his child support, but there’s really nothing legally in place regarding visitation, etc. She has not let him see his kids in over 6 months because she accuses him of choosing me over them. Due to her immaturity and lack of talking about the children when she does call, my fiancé thought it best she only communicates with me regarding the children. She will not disclose any information to me (the youngest was in the hospital and she would not tell me what hospital he was in or his status) and chooses to speak only to me fiancé. She insults him and bashes in him for being a bad father (which he is not). If we were to go to court, can we argue that it’s for the best she only speaks to me? Like I said, when she does call 1/2 the time she will not even talk about the kids and my fiancé doesn’t want to deal with that. Will the court make him talk to her or can she be told she is only speaking to me?
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Your finance will have to retain counsel and do the communication himself. Both with the ex-girlfriend and the children.
Trying to represent yourself in any legal proceeding, especially a family matter is unwise, to put it charitably. You need an in person consultation with an experienced matrimonial attorney, who can review all previous legal proceedings and documents. Then the attorney will be able to advise you how to proceed. You need to ask yourself, can I afford not to have an attorney? Good luck.
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