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msamoohead
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My husband is taking his ex wife to court to get on paper his visitation rights. After 8 years he was finally able to pay all the child support back he owed because she had him fired from 3 jobs when they divorced, and he could not afford to to pay the full amount and live each week. It is set that he is supposed to see his daughter every other weekend- that they meet half way on friday evenings to pick up-drop off their daughter and then the same on sundays. Holidays and special occasions are to be split evenly. But fo 8 years this has not been the case. My husband has been the one to drive the full 2 hours every other friday night to pick up his daughter, then drive home with her for 2 hours after working 2 jobs all week, not getting home until 12-1am. Then spend all of sunday in the car taking her back to where-ever it is her mother might be on a sunday. The pick up- drop off destination all ways changes- could be at the mall one day then her grandmothers or cousins the next day- whatever suits my husbands ex wife schedule. And the every other weekend never happens. There are plenty of time when my husband goes 3-4 weeks without seeing his daughter because her mother makes plans so he cant see her. The first xmas he spent with his daughter was 2 years ago and he has NEVER spent a thanks giving easter 4th of july birthday with her in 8 years. He is lucky if he is able to see her for more than a week in the summer. Events that happen at her school such as plays and award ceremonies, he never knows about until the day off- and by that point its to late to get time of work to take part in these events.So after 8 years of letting his ex wife run his life and tell him when he can and cant see his daughter he is taking her to court- because she can no longer hold over him that he owes back child support payments, to get his rights set on paper. The meeting destination to be set in 1 place- not "i will text you when your on your way cause i dont know where i'll be" or " ill have to let you know if you can have her this weekend, we may have plans" and all vacations and holidays to be split 50/50. My question is- does my husband need a lawyer for this?He went to our family lawyer who said he would be waisting his money in taking him with him because they wont talk to the lawyer about this- just my husband and his exwife.