Legal Question in Family Law in California

Filing for Joint Custody

My husband and I will have our divorce finalized on March 1. We have three daughters that he was awarded sole custody of, due to my associations with a registered sex offender who was on parole and moved in with me while I was the guardian of our children. Child Protective Services removed the children from the home and the family courts awarded custody due to my lack of appearance in court. I was granted ''supervised visitation at my expense'' meaning I had to go thru the court appointed visitation centers. As hard as I tried to do this, I could not come up with the money to do so. My husband has now moved out of state with the children, with my permission (he had to for work and I want my kids provided for). How do I go about getting my visitation with him out of state. The sex offender is no longer a part of my life and I have cleaned myself up and gotten my life together. The husabnd will not allow the children to even speak to me on the phone, although they are asking to do so. What is your advice to me?


Asked on 1/14/07, 5:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
PATRICK MCCRARY PATRICK MCCRARY

Re: Filing for Joint Custody

You need to file an order to show cause hearing with the court to modify the current custody order. You haven't done to well representing yourself in this matter, I would suggest that you get an attorney so thtat you can have an understanding of how the child custody system works. Good Luck, Pat McCrary

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Answered on 1/15/07, 11:37 am


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