My order says "due to emergency or other exigency" I can offer makeup time to dad and cancel the visits. Our son is still breastfeeding. dad gets him twice a week for 40 hours total.
Key factors:
I have asthma one of the underlying conditions the CDC warns that could cause serious risk.
Dad cannot approach me outside a police station (due to dv, no dvro just strict family court order) Dad refuses to agree to tell me if someone around him is ill. He refused to check talking parents more even though I have made a commitment to do so. I am trying to make an alternate plan as this has NEVER happened before. There is no precedent.
I am very afraid that baby could bring any sickness to me even if I'm careful. Dad will not follow the "Shelter in home" & refuses to bring the baby in a carrier so he climbs all over the dirty seats. I wouldn't usually care, but now, I really do. I am healthy other than the asthma but when I get the flu my lungs get so taxed it takes months to recover.
I can't file an exparte as there is no "irreparable harm" but me being in the hospital would be tragic in this situation for our child.
Are you available for a phone call tomorrow (Sunday)? If so send me your phone number (mwaller@feinbergwaller.com). Short answer: you need to do what is best for your child. Your facts indicate sharing him at this point is not best for your child. I would explore other alternatives with the father such as FaceTime, Skype, perhaps every day for a short time. Hang in there, we will all get through this. - MW
I disagree on irrepairable harm issue. There is irrepairable harm.
Your attorney may file exparte petition to suspend visitation based on:
- imminent threat to health of child;
-need to continue breast feeding
What to do next? Divorce
I will have been separated for 1 year on July 12, 2009. We have no children and have already divided up everything. It is an uncontested divorce. What exactly do I need to do after 1 year to finle for divorce? Can I just go to my local office and file? Any paperwork I need to fill out? Any advice is appreicated.
name change for our niece
My husband and myself have custody of his sister's biological daughter and have had custody for over six years. We have looked into adoption, but it is expensive and we are in the ''gray'' area finacially, meaning we make too much money to qualify for legal aid, but not enough to live comfortably and pay a lawyer up to 2500 dollars for adotion. Her 25 yr old biological mother has already voluntarily terminated rights with her other six children and they are placed with other famly members. Our daughter is the only one that she hasn't terminated yet. Although I know she will if we could afford an attorney. She is now almost 11 years old and calls my husband and myslef Mom and Dad, and considers out biological children her siblings also. My question is: Can we, having managing conservatorship, change her last name to ours? It is less expensive and it is her wish to have our last name. Note: Her biological father is completely out fo the picture and living in Mexico.
Thank you in advance for oyur reply.
