Legal Question in Family Law in California

Family Law / Child Custody

This is my 3rd time in court w/ my ex- husband, all of the OSC's filed, have been done so by him first. Our son, 12 1/2 yrs. old, has been living w/ me in L.A. for 6 1/2 years now. This being the outcome to my ex's attempt to take our son along w/ him to his plan to move to Hawaii. Thankfully, that request was denied! NOW, he has moved back to CA,& wants custody. Our son is incredibly talented in the Performing Arts, & is now attending a superb P.A. school,& loves it! Low& behold, our son landed the lead role in 1of 2 productions put on this schoolyear! I've never been so proud,& our son, never so thrilled! His dad DOES NOT approve of anything like of that nature. His lack of approval/support has now turned into strong diplays of disapproval,making our son feel guilty for attending this school at all,& has now resorted to refusal to let him do his required homework of singing & dancing,that is very much required for his elegibility to continue. He says: ''These classes are not priority.'' Lately our son's academics have plummeted! I asked him for a reason to this sudden ''irresponsibility'' and refusal to take his work seriously,he said,''All I can think about is my dad getting custody of me,Idont want 2livew/ him!''Whatdo Ido?HELP!


Asked on 11/01/08, 6:20 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Phillip Lemmons, Esq. Phillip Lemmons APC, Attorneys at Law

Re: Family Law / Child Custody

The best thing you can do right now is develop a strategy for keeping your son with you and in that school. There are legal and factual elements to consider. If you're interested in my assistance, contact my office on Monday. You can also reach me by email. I check it on a regular basis.

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Answered on 11/01/08, 12:18 pm
Robert Mccoy Law Office Of Robert McCoy

Re: Family Law / Child Custody

Your son should be of sufficient age and maturity such that the court may consider his input. Beyond that, you will need to fight very hard to keep custody here.

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Answered on 11/02/08, 6:30 pm


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