Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
I am a single mother and in desperate need of help. My son is 4 yrs old. His father (although he does pay child support)refuses to follow the guide lines of visitation set by the attorney general. My son is lucky if he sees his father once a month. When he does get him, it is as his discretion on where to meet and what time, even though the visitation papers say specifically that he is to pick him up from my place of residence and return him to the same place. He has even said that his excuse for not picking up his son is so that I cannot go out. He will call and tell my son (on several occasions) that he is picking him up on a certain day and then never call or show, leaving my son in tears. I am tired of seeing my son hurt over and over by this. What can I do to protect my son? What can I do to make the courts see that he is emotionally abusing my son? I'm willing to go as far as giving up the child support (which doesn't even cover daycare expenses) and relinquishing his rights if at all possible. Please help!
1 Answer from Attorneys
You need to sit down and talk to a private attorney.
The TX A G office is primary set up to collect child support.
Your situation is unfortuanately pretty common.
You might want to consider putting your child in counseling. There are excellent counseling for small children. It is done with play therapy. It is a shame that the daddy is being so difficult. You might need counseling in order to try to learn ways to minimize his behavior on your son.
This website is not an appropriate place to try to deal with this difficult topic. You need to sit down with someone in person and spend an hour or so with all the questions you have.
The problems you are experiencing are why attorneys are kept busy!
Most courts won't terminate a parent's rights immediately. They will do it if a "new daddy" is willing to step into place.
You don't state where you live. If you live in the Houston area, you might want to give me a call for a consultation, 713-847-6000. I charge $2 per minute to sit down and talk. You should be able to afford that! If not, check out an attorney on this website. You can read their answers to other questions and pick out one that you like.
Good luck! It sounds like you need it!
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