Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee
my ex has legal custody but i am raising the kid
my ex husband has legal custody of our 13 year old daughter. on may the 1, 2001 he brought her and her older sister which is 18 now to my house and left them he hasnt been back yet. he is giving no help in supporting her. she recently ask him to spend a couple of weeks with him he refuses to even let her. i recently moved to n c and ask if she could atleast stay with him in tn to finish this year out again it was no is there anyway i can make him let her spend some time there? he pays nothing to support her in no way my husband pays for everything she gets. it isnt fair to her it is killing her in side please help
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Re: my ex has legal custody but i am raising the kid
You have a lot of issues that will need to be addressed. I strongly suggest you speak with an attorney in the area you received your divorce. If you now have physical custody of your girls, you have a right to child support. You may need to have custody formally changed in order to receive that support though. You may also want to contact your local Juvenile Court and ask their advice. As for visitation, that is not necessarily something you can force him to do. It is his loss that he does not spend time with the girls.
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