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DSS (13) is asking to move in...

post #1 of 3
8/25/10 at 10:26pm
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BM is against it and not considering it but he really wants it and has been persistent in it. I know that here in Ohio, he is legally able to choose but we don't really have the money for a big court battle/lawyer... Anyone ever dealt with this? Do we have options to help him achieve this or are we destined to not have him unless we spend tons of money fighting her?
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8/29/10 at 6:53pm
You can go to mediation, that doesnt cost as much and seems to work fairly well in most cases. However both parties have to go willingly or if you cant get the other party to agree then you must go the court route and have a judge mandate it.
My son is 16 and wants to come live with me, but his father is so darn controlling that he wont even consent to mediation. My hands are stuck as i dont have the money to take him to court either.
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8/31/10 at 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by Mamato3wild ponnie View Post
You can go to mediation, that doesnt cost as much and seems to work fairly well in most cases. However both parties have to go willingly or if you cant get the other party to agree then you must go the court route and have a judge mandate it.
My son is 16 and wants to come live with me, but his father is so darn controlling that he wont even consent to mediation. My hands are stuck as i dont have the money to take him to court either.
Thank you for your response... We actually did look into that too but she is also unwilling. It really stinks for DSS that it seems like there is nothing we can do.

So just a theoretical question but what happens if they come over and just refuse to go home? She's called the police on us enough times (over completely stupid things) that I know they can't do anything and say "This is a civil issue, there's nothing we can do about it," so I don't think they would actually force him to go home... so who would if he's refusing? Ya know? I mean, DH has ALL the rights that she does since we have joint legal custody with her having residential custody only for the sake of schooling. I went to live with my Dad when I was 12 ... but my mom didn't fight it, she listened to what I wanted so I'm not real sure where to go from here with no resources to fight her. *sigh*
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