Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Joint Shared Custody
In a joint shared custody arrangement father having primary residence of now 17yr old daughter.
Daughter wants out of home, due to dad's on going heavy drinking & fighting with her. Father continually threatens daughter, saying he is sending her to my house. Knowing I am out of her school area. All she wants to do is finish the last 4 months of school & graduate. She is a A student. She can stay at a friends to finish out school, but her dad said no, she has to come with me. Knowing this will upset her. A control thing.
It will take me some time to find an attorney in her area, and switch custody. This could take her out of school for awhile, and possibly jeopardize her school grades & credits for college.
Can I as the parent give written permission for her to stay at her friends until I can change the custody & support?
Thank you for your time
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Joint Shared Custody
You are both the parents, you can both decide where your daughter can spend her nights, but you have to decide together. But neither your nor her father has power over the other to decide where she'll spend the night. In theory, the two of you together should decide what's in your daughter's best interest.
Having said that, of course you can give your permission for her to stay with a friend. Any parent can give a daughter permission to stay at a friend's house for a few months. But when you say okay, her father will just say no, and where will your daughter be? There isn't an easy answer here.
You and her father have just got to figure this thing out in such a way that works for her. There is no way around it; you'll just have to work with him. You daughter's future depends on it. I really wish I had legal advice for you, but it isn't a legal question, it's a parent question. I truly wish you good luck.
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