My question involves a child custody case from the State of: California
My divorce was officially granted in May of 2015 (almost two years ago). My ex husband was a meth addict. I had a restraining order against him at one point, but it was dropped because we didn't show up for the court date (my house had burned down a couple days previous). He had admitted in court to using meth. He never showed up for any custody hearings (there were 3 if I remember correctly). I was granted "reasonable" visitation - the judge said that I was required to comply with visitation, but only if he was clean. I didn't have to comply if I suspected he was using. He rarely showed up for visitation. In June of 2015 I moved 5 hours away to go to a university. The court knew I was moving and he did as well. I informed him of when I was going to be back in town, but he never responded. I changed my phone number but provided him with the new number,which he has never contacted. In the past two years he has only contacted me on Facebook and it has not been in regards to the children "youre a bitch".. "I miss you" .. "I'm clean". I have not know where he was living for most of the last two years. We have a child support arrangement of $50 a month. He has only paid this one time. DCSS was getting ready to revoke his license, but I ended enforcement of the order. They have provided him with my address. He has had it for over 3 months but has made no attempt to contact me. So as I see it:
1) he never showed up for custody hearings
2) he failed to comply with visitation
3) regularly dissappeared with no clue as to his return
4) failed to provide myself or DCSS with the means to locate him
5) failed to pay child support
6) failed to contact the children
Do I have grounds to file child abandonment? It is a very dangerous situation as I see it as opening a door that is for the most part closed. He is the biological father and is listed on the birth certificate and we were married for 5 years. The children are now 3 and 6. I'm not even going to get into the dangerous situations he put them in while we were still together.
My divorce was officially granted in May of 2015 (almost two years ago). My ex husband was a meth addict. I had a restraining order against him at one point, but it was dropped because we didn't show up for the court date (my house had burned down a couple days previous). He had admitted in court to using meth. He never showed up for any custody hearings (there were 3 if I remember correctly). I was granted "reasonable" visitation - the judge said that I was required to comply with visitation, but only if he was clean. I didn't have to comply if I suspected he was using. He rarely showed up for visitation. In June of 2015 I moved 5 hours away to go to a university. The court knew I was moving and he did as well. I informed him of when I was going to be back in town, but he never responded. I changed my phone number but provided him with the new number,which he has never contacted. In the past two years he has only contacted me on Facebook and it has not been in regards to the children "youre a bitch".. "I miss you" .. "I'm clean". I have not know where he was living for most of the last two years. We have a child support arrangement of $50 a month. He has only paid this one time. DCSS was getting ready to revoke his license, but I ended enforcement of the order. They have provided him with my address. He has had it for over 3 months but has made no attempt to contact me. So as I see it:
1) he never showed up for custody hearings
2) he failed to comply with visitation
3) regularly dissappeared with no clue as to his return
4) failed to provide myself or DCSS with the means to locate him
5) failed to pay child support
6) failed to contact the children
Do I have grounds to file child abandonment? It is a very dangerous situation as I see it as opening a door that is for the most part closed. He is the biological father and is listed on the birth certificate and we were married for 5 years. The children are now 3 and 6. I'm not even going to get into the dangerous situations he put them in while we were still together.
Considering Filing Abandonment
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