My sister and her ex have the MOST RIDICULOUS arrangement ever....it's a 50/50 split and basically it's not written in stone....so whenever he changes his availiability/job/mood he changes when he had her etc. My sister has worked the same M-F 8-5 job since being pregnant....and he's had like 5-6 jobs, my neice is almost 2. Oh he also has his liscense suspended and no car.....so my sister has to cart her daughter back and forth to him EVERY day...b/c that's when he's availiable....and their agreement basically says if he's not at work he gets her. My sister cannot afford to go back to court and undo any of this, what resources are there to help her?
How can you change a custody agreement in Florida w/o spending a fortune?Your sister is not responsible for getting their daughter to him. That's his responsibility. Tell him he'll have to get a cab. She just has to have the daughter available, nothing more. He needs to move closer so he can ride a bike or walk to get her if he wants her daily.
The agreement says he gets her if he's not at work, but does not say she has to bring him the child. If he cannot get her, that's his own problem and needs to understand that from here on out.
Once she stops pandering to him, he'll get mad. He may even take it back to court, if he does.. your sister will win hands down. A judge won't like it if a father is that irresponsible and expects the mother to cater to him!
Your sister can call around to attorneys and see who will give her a free consult... most list in the yellow pages they give one free consult. They'll tell her the same thing i just said, but she'll feel better about it coming from an attorney.
Now, there is legal aid that might help her get the agreement changed around if she'd like.. or see if someone will work pro bono (which means for charity).
Best of luck. How can you change a custody agreement in Florida w/o spending a fortune?Get him drunk, have him put it in writing in front of a notary and take it to a judge.
Honestly, with shared custody, a parent who's not working should always have the kid, look at it this way, she's saving on child care. And if he's not working and she's not having to pay support, she should be thanking her lucky stars, because even with 50/50, they still want the household income to be equal.How can you change a custody agreement in Florida w/o spending a fortune?Take your neice to his home and leave her there until he gets the message. 50/50.How can you change a custody agreement in Florida w/o spending a fortune?The safest way to change the custody agreement would be to seek the advice of an attorney. The Florida Bar Association sponsors Legal Aid for people who can not afford attorneys. The Bar also has a website with some free legal information.
Florida Bar Association
Links to Legal Aid, Pro Bono, and free information
http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBConsum.
Legal Aid in Florida
http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBConsum.
Florida Legal Aid and Pro Bono Directory
http://www.floridalawhelp.org/FL/StateDi
FloridaLawHelp.org
Custody and Visitation page
http://www.floridalawhelp.org/FL/StateCh
