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WCC
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that's no problemo...i'll see what i can dig up.
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cpb
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Curious....can anyone tell me if Florida does or does not have a shared custody?????
This is really important to us.....
We've searched and can't find anything in non-legal language that we could use....
This is really important to us.....
We've searched and can't find anything in non-legal language that we could use....
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WCC
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sorry i haven't gotten back with you. my friend has been unreachable. i will look up their order in public records tomorrow and let you know asap what it's called. please forgive me, i have been overly busy the last few days.
cpb:
Try this link: http://www.floridafamilylaw.com/parent.htm
Its not legalese, and as best I can interpret, they call it Shared parental responsibility, but its the same as shared custody.
cpb said:
Try this link: http://www.floridafamilylaw.com/parent.htm
Its not legalese, and as best I can interpret, they call it Shared parental responsibility, but its the same as shared custody.
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WCC
Guest
hey there. just spoke with my friend and they have JOINT custody. dad has him sunday to sunday one week and mom sunday to sunday the next. osceola county, judge macdonald.
sorry it took me so long
sorry it took me so long
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cpb
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Thank you for your info; I will speak again with our attorney about the shared custody / shared parental responsibility.
As I stated before, my son is 19 years old and WANTS to be involved with his daughter. He has been allowed (by the mother) to see his daughter for 30 minutes in the parking lot of the local Wal-Mart once in the last 2 weeks. It's not right what she's doing but I guess if we fight a good fight he'll at least get her every other weekend and every Wednesday plus holidays etc.
Does anyone have any experience with Judges not allowing overnight visitation due to the child's young age? The way we look at it is this: very young children have no long term memory ( we've been told this by supposed experts) therefore, frequent "visits" are best as soon as possible and as often as possible. We feel it would more detrimental to the child to stay with the mother for 6 - 7 months and then go through the trauma of going to another house after 6 - 7 months in only one home. Any thoughts on this? Any experience with this?
All this because the mother didn't want my son to have his daughter overnight because she (the mother) didn't want to be away from the baby.......Wish us luck
As I stated before, my son is 19 years old and WANTS to be involved with his daughter. He has been allowed (by the mother) to see his daughter for 30 minutes in the parking lot of the local Wal-Mart once in the last 2 weeks. It's not right what she's doing but I guess if we fight a good fight he'll at least get her every other weekend and every Wednesday plus holidays etc.
Does anyone have any experience with Judges not allowing overnight visitation due to the child's young age? The way we look at it is this: very young children have no long term memory ( we've been told this by supposed experts) therefore, frequent "visits" are best as soon as possible and as often as possible. We feel it would more detrimental to the child to stay with the mother for 6 - 7 months and then go through the trauma of going to another house after 6 - 7 months in only one home. Any thoughts on this? Any experience with this?
All this because the mother didn't want my son to have his daughter overnight because she (the mother) didn't want to be away from the baby.......Wish us luck
cpb
I am glad you don't like the 6 months with one parent and 6 with the other. I just don't believe that children's lives should be divided up like dinnerware.
You're also right that small children have short-term memories; they live in the moment; what they have this minute, or where they are this minute is what and where they are--they don't anticipate going back to where they came from or regaining something.
It will be important for this child to get to know her father and his parents as 'safe' people so that visits go smoothly and the child is comfortable and secure.
It burns me up to see parents crying and carrying on because the child is leaving, or 'mama's gonna miss you sooo much' and they keep it up until the child is screaming and sobbing. Then, they turn around and say the child didn't want to go.
I'm 100% on the side of the children; children need both biological parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and family pets in their lives.
The mother may not want overnight visitation, but that's normal, too--most young parents leave babies, even newborns, overnight with grandparents, so why make a difference because it is dad and his parents (at 19, dad does need to have the baby in the home with you--in my opinion).
I am glad you don't like the 6 months with one parent and 6 with the other. I just don't believe that children's lives should be divided up like dinnerware.
You're also right that small children have short-term memories; they live in the moment; what they have this minute, or where they are this minute is what and where they are--they don't anticipate going back to where they came from or regaining something.
It will be important for this child to get to know her father and his parents as 'safe' people so that visits go smoothly and the child is comfortable and secure.
It burns me up to see parents crying and carrying on because the child is leaving, or 'mama's gonna miss you sooo much' and they keep it up until the child is screaming and sobbing. Then, they turn around and say the child didn't want to go.
I'm 100% on the side of the children; children need both biological parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and family pets in their lives.
The mother may not want overnight visitation, but that's normal, too--most young parents leave babies, even newborns, overnight with grandparents, so why make a difference because it is dad and his parents (at 19, dad does need to have the baby in the home with you--in my opinion).
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Beth Pouncey
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I live in Georgia, and know young parents (about the same age as your son) who went to court over visitation rights and the mother requested that for the first 6 months of life, the only visitation that the father receive was supervised by the mother for a few hours a day once a week so that the mother would feel comfortable with leaving her child with the father. I understand that there were no overnight stays in the fathers house during that time period either. I don't know if that was just luck of the draw, or if that sort of thing can be done in any court.
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cpb
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THANK YOU for your posts; I am beginning to feel better and it brightened my day that someone is hearing me!
I am SO proud of my son, he wants his daughter in his life, he isn't running out on her and he's willing to fight for his right to be a part of her life.
I haven't seen her in 2 weeks because of her mother's demands (she has to be present with the child or she doesn't visit). My son just returned from his weekly Wal-Mart parking lot visit with his daughter. This time he was allowed 45 minutes to hold her and talk to her in her mother's car.
Our attorney will file tomorrow an emergency order with the judge and my son will be allowed to see his daughter in his own home.
Thanks again for your interest and comments.
I am SO proud of my son, he wants his daughter in his life, he isn't running out on her and he's willing to fight for his right to be a part of her life.
I haven't seen her in 2 weeks because of her mother's demands (she has to be present with the child or she doesn't visit). My son just returned from his weekly Wal-Mart parking lot visit with his daughter. This time he was allowed 45 minutes to hold her and talk to her in her mother's car.
Our attorney will file tomorrow an emergency order with the judge and my son will be allowed to see his daughter in his own home.
Thanks again for your interest and comments.