I live in Texas and have been at odds with my son’s father. He is a drug addict, practices minimal parenting skills, does not pay child support (even though I have a case with the attorney general’s office), parties all night and is basically a jerk in denial. I need to get my son out of this situation.

I would like to know if I were to deny visitation to his father, can I go to jail? I figure he is ignoring the court order as well in regards to child support so why should I go to jail if he isn’t. But it is about much more than the support. My son is in a dangerous situation!

By the way, his dad would seriously be angry and there would be consequences in my doing this. He is a control freak and if things aren’t going his way, we all have to watch out!

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Me & my mom were wondering if she could sue my dad for back child support even though Im now 24. He took off when my mom got pregnant & we just recently found out where he lives. We live in Texas & don’t really know the laws on that kind of thing, but I have a friend who is 20 & her dad still has to pay back support on her.

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My dad just told me that he moved out of my parents’ house this weekend. They’ve been married for 24 years. I’m 21 years old and I have a 19 year old sister. She doesn’t know yet.

I’m having a lot of trouble dealing with this. However, whenever I look for websites or search for books on places like amazon.com, the only books on divorce are either for small children, or about children who are now grown, but whose parents divorced when they were younger. Are there any books or groups that help adults deal with a parents’ split? Or has anyone here been through a similar situation? I’m very sad and confused, but I don’t need a picture book to tell me that "Mommy and Daddy still love me." I know that.

Does anyone have any advice or resources?

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Okay so I think my uncle (which is on my side of the family) is getting a divorce with my aunt (which she’s not on my side of the family). My cousin is going to follow my aunt (her mother). Once they get a divorce will my cousin still be my cousin and apart of my family since she’s not going to be with her dad anymore?

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My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years, we are not engaged but I think he is fixing to ask me. we somehow brought up the topic of a wedding and I want to have a smaller wedding with family friends I would like to have 5 bridesmaids. He told me he wants something really small for example just his parents and one maid of honor/groomsman.

This is his second marriage and his family is very religious and their religion believes that you can never remarry so there is no guarantee that they will even come (I have not met them yet because of this issue) His first marriage was the same as he wants now just parents and brothers/sisters. I have dreamed and planned my wedding over and over again just like anyother girl and it hurts to know that I won’t be able to have that. I even have already saved up and have enough money to pay for everything that I would like to have so he wouldnt even have to contribute a cent, but still he says no. He said marriage is about the ceremony between two people and you do not need a production of having a wedding.

Please tell me if I am being selfish in wanting to have a wedding maybe 40-50 people/5 bridesmaids and groomsman…what should I do? Am I overreacting? I really love him and he is so worth it so I would go without a wedding if I had to, but it is important to me.

By the way, his dad is a minister in his church and he refuses to marry people who have been divorced so I can tell you that his father did his first marriage but would refuse to do ours.

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I’m thinking of separating from my childrens father. my children are 2 and 3. Thier dad is a great dad. But we are miserable. we don’t scream and fight or get violent or anything. We just don’t talk at all. I’m always sad and I know he is too. I know if I left, we both would be happier. But I’m staying for my kids. I can push my happiness aside for them. please help. I don’t want my children to be traumatized by a split up

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Would you want a DNA Test? Why or why not?
Would you want the bio dad to be financially responsible for the child?
Would you share the responsibility of being a father to the child and if so how?

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I am looking for an aggressive good divorce attorney in the Orlando area. I have two children and dad is not playing nice or fair and I would rather not get nasty, so looking for someone to make up for what I am lacking. I would ask around, but surprisingly have no friends/family whom have divorced or divorced in Orlando. I don’t have a lot of money. What are your recommendation? What is your story? Who should I beware of? Thank you soooooo much.

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Hi and thank you. I need and want your honest opinoin. A friend of mine has been married for 13 years and she is now 32 years old, they have 4 kids and a couplke of the kids were brought into the world because he didnt want to lose his wife and basically thought that tying her down more with kids would help. Anyways they have been apart for 3 months and she is forced to live in a barn with her kids because he can not support her and makes no effort to. He lives at home with mommy. She lives at this place now and takes care of all the kids by herself and then has to work and take care of so many others things being the deal to stay there. She has a bad back and is having a hard time doing all this stuff alone. He is controlling and for example when she is on the phone she gets who you talking to get off. He goes through her phone, her email, he has a seperate bank account and has cheated on her several times. Now she is coming into a little money and he is always there all of a sudden but still doesnt do anything to support his family. He has called her names and put her down, she has no self worth and they have sex once and a while because she feels like it is her wifely duties. He lies to her and does things but still tells her he loves her and without her, he will die. She has only known him and she is scared and doesn’t know what to do but would altimatly like to save her marriage. He doesn’t work and now hes sending her pics of town homes and stuff that costs 1200 and tells her she has to work too, besides be a mom. She is in the marriage only because of the kids, not because she is inlove or happy. The kids tell her to please give dad 1 more chance, but he has lost the last 3 houses they lived at and forced them into this situation now once again. He turns everything around on her and makes her feel so bad. He controls who she is, who she talks to, what she does. Is that love? He makes her feel so not pretty and beautiful. He fights with her constantly like she doesnt have enough on her plate already. She works taking care of kids and for where she stays from noon to midnight and longer every day 7 days a week. While he works 1 part time job. I have come into her life and showed her what love really is and a friendship and I have tried now to get her self back and her confidence. The kids have gotten close to me and he tells them if they talk to me and go anywhere with me, he will spank them and be real mad. This is a six year old he tells this to, who waits for me everyday to spend time with him.He took her only transportation two weeks ago for her and her kids and said he was bringing it thru emmisions to get the new tags. well it didnt pass and said it needed a sensor, well it still didnt pass so he wanted to drop it back off for her, so she can deal with that too. What does everyone think about the situation and this guy. This is only a part of it. Be honest please. 1 last thing 2 days ago because I have been buying diapers and things the kids need, he calls her a prostitue and we havent even slept together and he tells her his kids arent for sale. Im waiting for responses please. Thanks

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its about my parents..they dont want to get divorced beacuse of me..but they often fight…my dad cheated on my mom a couple of times…but she kinda "forgave" him and just never talked about it anymore…my dad puts my mom and me last for everything…when someone else need help or something hes always there for them…he puts my mom down and curses her…not all the time..just when tey fight..i have no idea what to do…i want to tell my mom that its ok if they dont live together anymore and that i would live with her..cause im really sick and tired of all the fighting and screaming…but i dont know how to tell her…what should i do??? just dont tell me to talk with someone else cause nobody cant know about it…i just dont want peple to gossip and i dont trust anyone…

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