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Q: What can my husband do to reopen a family court case when it was closed

My husband went to court to get visitation right but his case was close because they said that they send court hearing mail but we never received it he want to know what can he do to reopen the case because at the moment he hasn’t being able to see his child because the mother don’t want to he has a case with child support but does it affect him because he hasn’t being paying on time most of the time has been because not enough work but he has giving her cash in stead of doing thru the court but she has claim that she hasn’t received nothing so now he needs to pay 10,000 in back child support. She doesn’t let he see him and my question is how can he have custody of his child she always out partying she drinks smoke she has left his child with her 17 year daughter some people have come to us tell us that she leave them with no food that people or family member has giving them food we suppect that she may be doing drug i was trying to put an investigator to have prove of everything

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Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
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  • Freeeport, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: He can file a motion to re-open the case.

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