Q: Can I️ fight my ex boyfriend on custody arrangements, due to him not wanting to pay the amount of child support ordered?
Our son is currently 9 months old and we previously went to court and agreed to joint legal and me sole physical. The judge put these into an order. He has our son 32 hours a week and I️ have him 136 hours. Now after him being assigned to pay me child support he now wants to go for 50/50 custody. Am I️ allowed to argue against this. I️ know it’s only because of the money but I’m sure he’s going to argue it’s because he wants to see our son more. We have a court date next week to make more permanent orders. What are my best options? I’m trying to avoid paying for any lawyers and we’ve already tried mediation.
A: If the case is going to trial next week, the facts to be presented would be that you have the child the majority of the time and the child is doing well . You did not state how old the child is . An older child has different needs and interests than a toddler so it is not really possible to discuss this issue in this forum.
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