Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

Divorce was in Ohio, my daughter and I have lived in Georgia for 3 years. I filed a relocation notice with Ohio courts which was not contested when I moved. Ex husband filed a petition for registration of child custody decree under UCCJ enforcement act for full custody of our daughter who is 14. I had 30 days to answer and filed an answer and coutnerclaim. Two days after I filed he dismissed his claim without predudice and filed a contempt charge against me in Ohio for visitation. I have not denied him visitation though I did have take out a protection order against him after numerous threats and harassment emails, texts and phone calls to myself and our daughter. She does not want to live with him. What do I do now? Obviously I will have to appear in Ohio for the contempt but what will happen with the case here since I filed a counterclaim? Did he dismiss it it Georgia just so he could file contempt in Ohio? He told our adult son his plan is to make sure I am bled dry of all funds so I cannot afford an attorney and he will get custody of our daughter who is now threatening bodily harm if he forces her to live with him. I have had to put her in therapy over this mess and I am scared to death.

I retained an attorney but he seems to not know what is going on which is quite scary as well!


Asked on 3/25/13, 1:06 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Tahira Piraino Tahira P. Piraino

In Georgia if a party has legal representation, another attorney cannot render legal advice. If you are not happy with your attorney, you need to speak with him about your concerns before it is too late to correct the issues.

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Answered on 3/26/13, 5:06 am


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