My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Texas
My daughter is 13 years old. She is seeing a therapist and psychiatrist for anxiety right now. I am also working with her school to provide her accommodations due to her anxiety. She has verbally said she didn't want to go to her dad's house but that was years ago. Recently she hasn't verbally said anything but its really hard lately for her to express herself. She has a hard time opening up to me and she has identified me as her only support in her treatment. Her therapist recently had her draw a picture of how she feels when its time to go to dad's. She doesn't want me to see it but I looked and it shows her under the covers in her bed with the door locked. Her support case was reviewed just over a year ago. Due to the behavior of both her stepmother and father the case was flagged for family violence. Her father and stepmother have shown that her interests are not important to them. They have cut her off from family members of the wife who my daughter considered family. Her father told her the day before the final hearing on support(he picked her up specifically to do this) that her half brother did not want her there and that they had him make a list why he doesn't want her there. Then he told her what was on the list and that stepmom was siding with him. He also went on to offer her the extra bedroom in his house but told her that if the child support was increased he wouldn't be able to afford to pick her up. He also told her they would have to get rid of the family pets. He picked her up that weekend after court which was the end of January until Halloween which was only a few hours. Over Christmas he decided to pick her up but not for his full visitation and I actually let him bully me into allowing him to pick her up at different times. He then didn't pick her up again for another month or so. Recently on one of his visits he told her that there was nothing wrong with her and she was just being "very, very. very, very" manipulative. He in fact keeps saying this to me. I have recently learned that my daughter's stepmother is a heavy drinker and that her father has marijuana in the house. I am at a loss on how I can protect my daughter and how she can protect herself. I am seeking domestic violence services for myself and my daughter because I am constantly anxious on what her dad will do next. Him and his wife like to call the cops on each other and other people. They also do this with cps. So far they have managed to get through without consequences. If I could I would see if
I could get her father to sign away his rights because I am pretty sure he would do it because he does not want to pay her support or have her on his insurance but I don't think the court will agree because right now I am receiving assistance until I finish school. Until then I am at a loss on how to protect her. Her dad called last night and we let it go to voicemail. I asked her if she wanted to call back and she said no. Do I have to make her? I know for right now I have to make her go on her visits and we have a safety plan for that. I don't know if she will use it though. I have been trying to get through to legal aid here but its very hard in the state of Texas. I just want advice on steps I can take and who to turn to. I called cps to let them know about the drugs, drinking and fighting in that house but they didn't sound like they were going to do much. They also were not very concerned about my daughter visiting there. I just want my daughter to be whole again and to be able to protect herself. Right now the court order gives her no option on doing that and I am not sure what steps to take legally to help her. And no there is no possibility talking to her father can resolve anything when I try to have a conversation I end up getting yelled at and it's ugly. How do I go about all this?
My daughter is 13 years old. She is seeing a therapist and psychiatrist for anxiety right now. I am also working with her school to provide her accommodations due to her anxiety. She has verbally said she didn't want to go to her dad's house but that was years ago. Recently she hasn't verbally said anything but its really hard lately for her to express herself. She has a hard time opening up to me and she has identified me as her only support in her treatment. Her therapist recently had her draw a picture of how she feels when its time to go to dad's. She doesn't want me to see it but I looked and it shows her under the covers in her bed with the door locked. Her support case was reviewed just over a year ago. Due to the behavior of both her stepmother and father the case was flagged for family violence. Her father and stepmother have shown that her interests are not important to them. They have cut her off from family members of the wife who my daughter considered family. Her father told her the day before the final hearing on support(he picked her up specifically to do this) that her half brother did not want her there and that they had him make a list why he doesn't want her there. Then he told her what was on the list and that stepmom was siding with him. He also went on to offer her the extra bedroom in his house but told her that if the child support was increased he wouldn't be able to afford to pick her up. He also told her they would have to get rid of the family pets. He picked her up that weekend after court which was the end of January until Halloween which was only a few hours. Over Christmas he decided to pick her up but not for his full visitation and I actually let him bully me into allowing him to pick her up at different times. He then didn't pick her up again for another month or so. Recently on one of his visits he told her that there was nothing wrong with her and she was just being "very, very. very, very" manipulative. He in fact keeps saying this to me. I have recently learned that my daughter's stepmother is a heavy drinker and that her father has marijuana in the house. I am at a loss on how I can protect my daughter and how she can protect herself. I am seeking domestic violence services for myself and my daughter because I am constantly anxious on what her dad will do next. Him and his wife like to call the cops on each other and other people. They also do this with cps. So far they have managed to get through without consequences. If I could I would see if
I could get her father to sign away his rights because I am pretty sure he would do it because he does not want to pay her support or have her on his insurance but I don't think the court will agree because right now I am receiving assistance until I finish school. Until then I am at a loss on how to protect her. Her dad called last night and we let it go to voicemail. I asked her if she wanted to call back and she said no. Do I have to make her? I know for right now I have to make her go on her visits and we have a safety plan for that. I don't know if she will use it though. I have been trying to get through to legal aid here but its very hard in the state of Texas. I just want advice on steps I can take and who to turn to. I called cps to let them know about the drugs, drinking and fighting in that house but they didn't sound like they were going to do much. They also were not very concerned about my daughter visiting there. I just want my daughter to be whole again and to be able to protect herself. Right now the court order gives her no option on doing that and I am not sure what steps to take legally to help her. And no there is no possibility talking to her father can resolve anything when I try to have a conversation I end up getting yelled at and it's ugly. How do I go about all this?
Custody and Visitation Issues: Concern About Daughter Visiting Father
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