Posted by Marsha on 6/07/07

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Custodial parent abandoned child for 10 months while
custodial parent (CP) remarried and moved to another state
(GA). Child remained with ex-husband in AL for 10
months. Non-custodial parent (NCP) required to pay child
support found out recently about remarriage and
abandonment. DHR is involved as paternity was uncertain
when child was born. Currently, child is having severe
emotional problems due to CP's new life style and her use
of child as a "pawn" against ex-husband. Until recently,
child believed ex-husband to be biological father. CP
told child of NCP when she divorced. Child is 10. Non-
custodial dad wishes to help CP's ex-husband gain custody
of child. CP has left child for the summer in AL with ex-
husband. Thus, child is within the jurisdiciton of AL and
not GA. NCP wants child support to go to ex-husband since
ex-husband is supporting and caring for child for next
three months. CP doesn't want to allow ex-husband to
adopt because that gives him "too much control" and she
would "lose her check." Is there any way for NCP and ex-
husband to bypass CP (i.e., can NCP reliquinsh his rights
to ex-husband) on adopting the child? Should NCP seek
sole custody and then allow ex-husband to adopt child on
the grounds of CP's previous and current abandonment? Has
CP defrauded DHR by accepting support without having
physical custody of child (i.e., child lived in AL for 10
months and currently will remain in AL for another 3
months)? If CP has defrauded DHR, will DHR seek repayment
from CP or NCP? Court ordered support for those 10 months
to go to ex-husband and not CP. What are the
ramifications of defrauding DHR? If DHR awarded CP an
increase for insurance when she divorced ex-husband, then
isn't CP required to show DHR proof of insurance? The
reason for this question is that NCP is ordered to pay CP
$200 a month for insurance but ex-husband has provided
insurance for the child his entire life--even after divorce
(i.e., shouldn't the $200 have been awarded to ex-husband
or shouldn't CP have been required to at least provide
proof of insurance to DHR before requiring NCP to pay?)
Does anyone know grounds for DHR's termination of services
of CP? NCP and ex-husband have been to court 5-6 times in
order to resolve these questions and CP fails to show each
time. CP tells DHR she will show for hearings, but then
does not. This is very frustrating for NCP, ex-husband
and mainly the child. Child is having emotional problems
due to CP's actions and currently there is nothing NCP or
ex-husband can do to protect child. Is there anything
that NCP or ex-husband can do offensively to protect
child, to have support payments made to ex-husband who has
physical custody of child and to stop this fraud upon the
court by CP? Or, will it never stop and the child must
suffer?

Custodial Parent Abandoned Child with Ex-Husband, 6/07/07, by Marsha.

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