San Francisco, CA asked in Child Custody, Child Support and Family Law for California

Q: Mother(petitioner) of my child keeping kids away from me(RES)We have joint custody and lying about everything on Motion?

i Enrolled them into school for 3 years and my father was watching them and I was paying for their child care alone. She moved a few times during this and won’t let me have kids percentage wise more than 40% she says she can’t afford cost of living and needs more money. She just moved again to new place with her new boyfriend where rent is higher. I had kaiser insurance for my kids and she said she doesn’t have insurance because of cost and she knew and had the cards I gave her. Says I see them 2-3 days out of the month and I see them 3-4 times every week. I help with there homework I feed them I take them to school they have there own room. Where we lived aT for almost 7 years. I am currently giving her child support and now I can use the help. I just got laid off do to Covid 19. I don’t get no help and I want to make sure that when there Mother’s at work I can spend that time with my kids while there mother is at work 5 days out of the week and works an hour away.

1 Lawyer Answer
Stephen Peter Anderson
Stephen Peter Anderson
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Santa Maria, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: You will need to file documents in court setting forth your position and your requests. Please consult with an attorney. The courts are currently closed, so you won't get access to the court's free attorney, a family law facilitator.

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