Q: Hi need help with Child custody for my daughter
Hi, I need with a child custody for my daughter Rosalie. She is 7. Her father just served me papers for custody and parenting visits. I'm planning on moving out of state and i want to do things legally. I also want to do what the best interest of my daughter. Her dad doesn't pay child support and I opened a case for it but don't know the status for that is and i been waiting for awhile. I got summoned to go to court for my daughter's dad to get child parenting time and custody. I got 20 days to response and i want to get answers and information on what to do. i'm low income and need legal help. Any information is appeicated.
A: There is a Public on-line Probate & Family Court docket search you can do to check the status of your case Its unclear what your case was- divorce, paternity, etc. Was the MDOR /CSE involved in obtaining child support orders? if yes, then follow up with the MDOR. If not, you can seek an application for the Dept. of Revenue to pursue child support. if you are pro se, you can also seek a pro bono attorney from the local bar association on custody and visitation issues. The MDOR does not handle custody or visitation issues.
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