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barbemory

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I was given sole custody of my daughter but she at 17 does not want to live with me anymore. I have given joint custody to her father but he will not tell me what is going on in her life and has told her not to speak with me. What are my rights?

I had sole custody of my daughter who is 17. She decided that she wanted to live with her father. I agreed to joint custody and no child support payments. Since she has lived with her father she has no contact with me and her father refuses to speak with me. She has been missing school and not making any of her doctor appointments. What rights do I have to make sure that he is being a responsible parent and keeping me included in her life. My daughter was in a car accident and had to go to the hospital and I was never called. She has missed so much school that her graduation is in question at this time. I can't get any information from her dad or her and they have decided that I am no longer her parent. What can I do legally to force him to keep me up to date on what is going on with h

 
 
 
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Submitted 368 days ago...

jadl

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It is the law that because you have joint legal custody that any and all records medical and otherwise are given to you. i dont know why she has dr. appts but if they are for a medical reason could he be taking her to a different dr. you can contact the court for mediation and they can make him give you records or he will be in contempt of court but at this stage in the game since she is already 17 taking her father to court for anything will make the child more angry at you. once she turns 18 you have no legal say so i would keep sending birthday cards and keep tying for contact with your daughtor. another alternitive would be to seek the courts for conseling with her before she reaches 18 and try and figure out what went wrong

 

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Submitted 207 days ago...

barbemory

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Thank you, She is now 18 and I have to move on with my life. Her choices are hurtful and my heart is broken but the time has come to walk away.

 

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Submitted 202 days ago...

Oig529

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Sorry to hear that.

but she is 18, she is an adult, and she can do anything she wants to now.

 

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Ddubin

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Her loss. At some point in her life she may realize the gravity of the decision that she made. Shame on the Father who did not support the Mother's role in her life.

 
 

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