Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana

Hello, I am a female national guard soldier about to deploy to Iraq in Jan. I have 3 children and I am remarried. My ex says he will persue custody of my younger 2 while I am in Iraq. I have domicile and he has joint with visitation when agreed upon between both parties. He is 7000 behind in childsupport, doesn't have a stable home, or employment. We divorced due to his drug addiction to crack cocaine. I am not fully convinced, due to his lack of ability to hold a job and stable home, that he is not still using illegal drugs. My current husband and I have a stable home, and jobs. If he were to succeed, he would seperate them from their older brother, change their schools, friends, and move them out of state. I already have a power of attorney over the children going to my current husband per my army family care plan. what else can I do?


Asked on 9/23/09, 6:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

You need to file to ask the court to establish who will keep your children while you are deployed. You should have filed for child support arrearages before all this. The right to support is your CHILDREN'S RIGHT, not yours. You have certain other rights as a deployed soldier, so get yourself an Attorney and get this settled before January. Get an attorney who will protect your interests in Kaplan.

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Answered on 9/28/09, 6:35 pm


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