Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

Custody as a bargaining tool?

I have been divorced for over four years. In that time, my husband has made gradually less and less effort to make visitation to his son(9). Initially, the court order stated that he would pay $200 per month in child support as well as all child care costs. When he did not cooperate, I was forced to leave California to find a more lucrative career in Las Vegas.

Bottom line is, he hasn't paid a dime in child support in 5 years. I have contacted the DA's office and am persuing him through legal routes only asking that he pay from now on, not requiring back payment of support. When he became aware of the pending garnishment of his wages, he made numerous threats to demand that he get the 50% custody that he was initially awarded, and requiring that I provide all transportation from Las Vegas to Southern California. After all these years of neglecting his visitation rights as well as his financial responsibility to his son, does he have a leg to stand on?

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