I am in the middle of a divorce and my ex, which is in Puerto Rico,
states he wants visitation rights... not necesarily custody. I told
him that I want full custody and that I have no problem with
visitations... with certain conditions. He would like to be able to
take our boys (2 and 11) with him in the summer and/or winter break.
I am concerned that he may try something if he allowed to take them
out of the state. The little one hardly knows him so for him I would
rather supervised visits. I am not familiar with FL law or visitation
rights. What would be the best way to present an amicable agreement
so that the divorce goes uncontested? Aside from this all else is
agreed upon. After ten year, I've asked for no child support,
alimony, division of debts, nothing... just a quick divorce and full
custody of our boys with visitations. He says he will not cooperate
if he does not agree to my request for visitations and any possible
restrictions.
Help in FL.. Angela
While do-it-yourself divorces may be fine for a simple divorce, once you
have children and the custody/support issues that follow, it's no longer
a simple divorce. If you don't have an attorney, you need to find one
right away before you sign or agree to anything. To be quite frank,
your decision to forgo child support is probably not in the best
interests of your children. You don't know what your financial
situation will be in one, two, five or ten years, and it's in their
interests that their father provides some of their support. Get a
lawyer. None of us here have enough information to provide meaningful
advice beyond that.
Eliyahu Rooff
Paralegal.
