Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
me(in ga) and my daughters mothe(in FL)r have been talking over about my kid coming to live with me from June to June this year to the next. I drew legal court papers for parent plan and settlement agreement and got them notarized and mailed them to her. I have spoke with her a few times, I have in a text that she got the papers and spoke with a lawyer that she too spoke with saying what needed to be fixed ( ie: child support) but she is now saying she can not pay a lawyer to do the paperwork and I am not paying for this since this is something she wants to have done. Since I mailed the papers, I know she got them, Does this count that if she does NOT answer me in court doc form agreeing or disagreeing do I file a motion by default and my daughter will spend the one year with me.
She agrees to her staying her, the issue was I said she dont have to pay child support and this lawyer guy told her that you have to word it different in the doc.
Should I let her know she has 20 days to answer or do I just let it go
1 Answer from Attorneys
A notarized document will not stand up in court. Get a Petition to Modifiy Child Custody and Child Support - set a hearing - have her consent.