Q: Moving child support and visitations to Texas from Puerto Rico.
Moved 1 yr ago with 12 yo child (7th grade). Starting 8th grade, but after 1 mo vacation in Puerto Rico, child wants to stay in the Island. I discovered the child is being emotionally and psychologically abused by father and stepmother, and exposing child to sexual behavior. PR order states "tribunal deniega [caso] una vez menor resida en Texas..." I do not want my child exposed, so I want to stop visitation (father can come to TX to visit), and increase child support (last revision was in PR over 4 yrs ago). What do I need to do? I have all the phone texts, messages and photos of everything I have said. Thank you!
A: Good afternoon and thank you for using JUSTIA. You must file a motion in court with the evidence and request a hearing on the matter. At the hearing you will need to show that visits with the father in Puerto Rico are emotionaly and psychologicaly damaging to the child and why.
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