Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

In my divorce contract it states that i have a time sharing agreement with our 5 year old son. I support and have my 5 year old son 99% of the time. Father refuses to communicate with me other than thru his new wife. Wants messages to go completely thru her. He is supposed to be able to claim him on his taxes this year but has not supported his son the way it states in the decree. I feel like it is unfair to me to allow him to claim him since i fully have financially have taken care of our son and he has not and will not communicate with me. Please any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks


Asked on 1/16/12, 4:26 pm

2 Answer from Attorneys
Andrea Welker Welker Law Office

If by "not supporting," you mean Dad doesn't pay child support, then you need to go visit the County Attorney's office. If he pays his child support, then he's fulfilling his obligation and it's doubtful the court will side with you in modifying the arrangement. As for communicating only through the wife... he should try being a grown-up if he wants to be a father. It's nice to communicate with both of them, since his wife is s permanent fixture in your child's life as well as a parental figure, but if you're joint custodians, HE is your co-parent and HE needs to communicate with you. Advise him that you are perfectly happy to include stepmom in on the conversations, but he will need to be included. If he doesn't like it, he doesn't need joint custody.

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Answered on 1/16/12, 6:12 pm


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