Legal Question in Family Law in Iowa

My ex husband is claiming I have not allowed him to see our ten year old son and wants to give up his parental rights. He is a sex offender who was convicted of molesting his daughter from a previous marriage. I haven only told my ex that he may not have our son over night or alone at his house without supervision of myself or a neutral party we can agree on. I also do not want the daughter (whom my ex is now great friends with) to be present either when my son is in his care. He had his attorney send me a letter in Feb. 2010 to threaten me with contempt of court if I did not allow him his visitation. I had spoken to several local attorneys after receiving the letter and all said that if my ex pursues it, I need an attorney, but until then they see no need to pursue it. It has been over a year since and nothing has been done on his part. I am just wondering if my ex can give up his rights without a cause and if it will effect his paying child support, per our divorce decree? And is there anything I can do without an attorney? I live in Illinois and my ex lives in Iowa. Our divorce was in Iowa also.


Asked on 4/12/11, 9:22 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

There's nothing you can do without an attorney.

However, having said that, you are now a resident of Illinois and any action you take should be done through the courts there, including whether your ex husband can surrender his parental rights.

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Answered on 4/12/11, 9:53 am


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