Q: My ex never brought my child back from a visit and got an OP on me, he's court ordered to pay CS. What can I do?
My child is 2 I have had him his whole life. My ex hasn't paid any child support, we were never married and already separated when my son was born. He never brought up in the OP about the child support, nothing. I don't know what to do they granted him the OP. We have court again this month
A: You need to seek the advice of local counsel. This is a serious issue and you need to go to court. Orders of Protection have two phases. An ex parte, where the filing party gets a temporary order based purely on the petition. Then there's a court hearing to determine if the order needs to become permanent, or what the court system calls "full" (Full Order of Protection). Go to the hearing with or without an attorney. Just because he has an order of protection against you, doesn't mean you don't share custody anymore unless there's more to the situation. Talk to an attorney as soon as possible.
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