Need Guidance Deadbeat dad wants a court order, while we want custody

[shiftr182]

I live with my wife of 1 1/2 years in Idaho. We have a 4 year old son from her previous boyfriend who lives in Texas. We have tried to get custody through the court here in Idaho, with no success. Child Support Services say that they have been trying to track down her ex for a while now. He keeps moving, like every three months or so. Anyway, we have lived here for over 3 years. She moved here, while she was still dating him, to go to school, and he moved to LA to pursue acting. Now he says that he is going to get a court order to make her move back within 50 miles of him(in Texas). Can he do that? He gave consent for her to move, and she has lived her for 3+ years. I want to know what we need to do to get child support. He hasnt sent a dime in 2 years to support the child, and for some reason thinks he deserves something. We have acknowledgement of paternity signed by him, we have the birth certificate, we bought a house, etc. I cant afford to have to move to Texas. Please advise....

 

[army judge]

He'll never convince any court to order the child back to Texas.

I suggest you stop communicating with this bum.

Is this the kind of man you involved in your life, with your wife or her child?

He's a proven, experienced, accomplished deadbeat.

You can get all the court orders you want, and a bum like this will never pay a penny.

Even if, you got a child support order, this creep earns so little; he'd probably be ordered to pay $10.00/week.

That won't even pay your phone bill.

I suggest she (not you), petition the Idaho court for custody.

She need not do this, as that deadbeat doesn't want custody.

He just wants to pull your chains.

Stop communicating with that loser.

You can only expect this loser to keep losing.

Don't look to him for help with your mortgage.


Don't look for that loser to support the child.

In fact, discourage him from complicating, soiling, or destroying your life and marriage.

You've been warned.

You're free to pursue alternative strategies.

I wish you well.