I remarried and moved to another county about 3 hours from my daughters father. He agreed verbally and said he was offended when I asked him...

Question

I remarried and moved to another county about 3 hours from my daughters father. He agreed verbally and said he was offended when I asked him to put his agreement on paper. The first year he didn't care to see her. 6 months ago, however, he demanded to see her as if I ever denied it. (I would go back to visit family and he would see her everytime I visited). Well when I expressed to him that this is becoming financially hard on me he said it was court ordered (on our original agreement when I lived close by he had her every other weekend). My thing is, all of the sudden its court ordered but for the year you didnt care for her it wasnt court ordered? Well... my husband is self employed and I help him, so I don't have a real job and we have to stop working every other friday to go meet up half way with my daughters grandma who picks her up while her dad is still working. I need to know how can I make my relocation official, change child visitation rights to something more practical and change child support because if i'm going half way I need more than what he pays me (pennies). I don't know what a normal visitation guide looks like for parents who live 3hours away? What do I have to do? and what visitation schedule should I suggest?? I'm so lost and can't afford a lawyer.

Answer

YOu can file a Petition to Relocate - but since you already have and it has been a year I would think that point is now moot. However, as to visitation, yes, you can fle a Modification of visitation. You can loate the forms online through the clerk of court's office, Family Court.