My son is divorced. He has run up a hefty legal bill taking his ex to court trying to get access to his 5yo daughter. At the last court hearing, the court decided that my son should collect his daugther from his ex wife and her partners on a Friday evening once a fortnight and that his ex should collect her on Sunday evening from him. This arrangement lasted for two occasions. On the first his ex arrived two hours after the agreed time. On the second she didn't collect her daughter until the Monday. At the hearing my ex daughter in law accepted these arrangements, but has since told my son he won't see his daughter again. His legal representative has informed him that he will not go back to court until the bill is paid off, which will take him the best part of a year. He doesn't qualify for legal aid, unlike his ex. Is there anything he can do in the interim? Needless to say he dislikes his ex with a passion.
2006-11-28 04:36:56 · 4 answers · asked by Peter W 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
It sounds like your son is past the point of no return. The only solutions i see are a) either you ; he pay off the bill with the attorney asap. its a debt that was earned from the attorneys hard labor. your son should do what ever he needs to do to earn extra income if he is short on funds to pay this bill. . b) reason with himself and his ex. The longer your son stays in his hateful state; of mind ( towards his ex-wife ) the more harm he will do to himself and his child. children get caught in the middle all too often. if he can't work through his issues regarding the divorce he should get professional counseling. he will only reach the ability to reason with his ex , (who he loved once & together conceived a precious child with) when he can move past the disappointment & hurt that his marriage is over. Until this occurs the ex has the power to control the situation. Whether it is right or wrong. Good luck. I hope your son & his ex wife reach a point that the childs best interest will be first thing on their minds.
2006-11-28 04:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by Brains & Beauty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He does not have to go to court with an attorney to have the terms of the agreement put into force. Have him call the judge and make a personal appointment with him. The judge can then issue an order for the ex-wife to comply with the agreement. Your son can then have this enforced by law enforcement officers if necessary.
2006-11-28 04:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by Answergirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would advise your son to go to the Citizen's Advice Bureau and they should be able to advise him and point him in the right direction, especially sw his ex has breeched the arrangements. Other than that he might have to take out a loan or sell a few items in order to pay his legal bill
2006-11-28 07:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by Baps . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your son can go to the police to make is ex hand over his daughter.
2006-12-02 01:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by Ollie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋