needslegalhelp
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Hi all,
My girlfriend is the non-custodial parent, she bascially has no rights to visit, etc. Recently it has come to our attention that her daughter may be living in a bad situation and the father never lets us see her and says they're too busy and she has no rights.
We live in 1 county of florida, but they live in a county about 100 miles away.
We've heard of the new 12.905(a) form, and we're thinking this is what we need to file.
1) I understand we need to file the case in the county where the child lives, does that mean we have to physically go to court just to file the paper work or can we do this by phone/email/fax? If you don't know the answer, who do we inquire with?
2) Is 12.905(a) correct to use? because there isn't really a parenting plan to modify she doesn't have custody.
3) In simple terms, what do we do, do we mail 12.905(a) to the county clerk's office or do we mail it to the father too? I understand we've been told to "file" the form with the court, but what does that mean.
4) It seems we may not qualify for legal aid, but when we contact our local attorneys they tell us they won't take a case so far away or want a ridiculous $10,000 retainer fee. When we contact attorneys in the other county they say we have to live in that county for them to help.
Anything you can provide will greatly be appreciated,
god bless
My girlfriend is the non-custodial parent, she bascially has no rights to visit, etc. Recently it has come to our attention that her daughter may be living in a bad situation and the father never lets us see her and says they're too busy and she has no rights.
We live in 1 county of florida, but they live in a county about 100 miles away.
We've heard of the new 12.905(a) form, and we're thinking this is what we need to file.
1) I understand we need to file the case in the county where the child lives, does that mean we have to physically go to court just to file the paper work or can we do this by phone/email/fax? If you don't know the answer, who do we inquire with?
2) Is 12.905(a) correct to use? because there isn't really a parenting plan to modify she doesn't have custody.
3) In simple terms, what do we do, do we mail 12.905(a) to the county clerk's office or do we mail it to the father too? I understand we've been told to "file" the form with the court, but what does that mean.
4) It seems we may not qualify for legal aid, but when we contact our local attorneys they tell us they won't take a case so far away or want a ridiculous $10,000 retainer fee. When we contact attorneys in the other county they say we have to live in that county for them to help.
Anything you can provide will greatly be appreciated,
god bless