Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
need help
I just had my child and they would not renew my lease and i couldnt work so i didnt have enough money to save to get another place. my daughters grandmother(robin) was staying in a friends house while they were on vacation I asked her if she could take my daughter in because i had noone to help me and i couldnt have my daughter living out of a car . I gave her a letter saying she could appy for food stamps and medicaid. I didnt apply myself. I thought cuz i was homeless they would take my daughter away from me. I didnt wanna get in trouble. she was staying in boca raton fl while i was in my car after a month passed,me my daughter her father and robin all moved in to the same place and I had gotten a job I was paying her and I was takeing care of my daughter then like 2yrs later I get this summons that said she had temp custody saying I had to pay child support I thought it was because of the state assistance. it was at a court house on congress ave. they said she had been recieving cash assistance and she had lied and said that she never got it she never bought diapers for my daughter well later i found out she was on drugs so i took my daughter and moved to C.T. i had no help in fl i had no choice.ididntsignpapersforcustody
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: need help
It's not clear to me if she has custody or had custody. If you think she still has custody then you need to modify that order. If the order came from a CT court then that is where you need to modify it. They have forms you can fill out. If the custody order is in FL then that is where you need to modify it.
If she received any type of state assistance while she had custody of your daughter and you have reason to believe that she committed a fraud, or you gave her money and she didn't disclose it, etc. and the state is seeking reimbursement for the money she received, then you need to dispute this with the department which gave her the money. You can find this information out from the child support division since they have the records of what she received.
This sounds like a complicated matter that may be very difficult to resolve. You should consult with an attorney at the legal aid office near your residence for assistance.
Re: need help
Under Florida law, when someone has custody of your child--even temporarily--they are entitled to child support for the time they had custody. Also, if that person receives state assistance related to the child, the state will come after the parent(s) for child support.
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