Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri
My parents got divorced when I was 2 I believe and when my mother didn't have the means to take care of me she was required to give me to my father. She fought for me later when she was able to take care of me but I was much younger and didn't want to leave the comfort of knowing my surroundings and was very comfortable with my dad. Since then he has changed considerably. He's gotten lazy and constantly threatens to physically harm me when I don't agree with him or when I don't simply do all of the little tasks he assigns me without questioning why occasionally. He won't cook, we usually just have to find something to eat and sometimes just have to go without. He doesn't support me wanting to go to college. He doesn't allow me to attend church. And everytime I ask to do something with a friend, he always uses it to make me do more work or in someway pay him back for him letting me. Regardless, I am now 16 and now it's to the point that I can't stand it anymore and I don't trust him at all and have lost all respect for him. He is completely hypocritical and carries himself in a way that is in no fashion a good example. I know for a fact that I would be much better off with my mother but don't know what to do. Please help.
1 Answer from Attorneys
I suppose that you should talk with your Mother about all of this. Under some circumstances she might elect to take your father back to court to seek a Modification of the existing order.
She would, of course, need to hire an attorney and the legal exenses could be very substantial especially if your Father wants to fight about it. Of course if he is really hurting you then you man need to call the Division of Family services and get them involved, or ask your MOther to file a Petition for a Child Protection Order.
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