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My children live with my ex wife and I pay child support each month. The mother isn’t employed and lives with her mother. She used to live in our house but because she isn’t employed the payments on the house haven’t been made resulting in her getting kicked out. She also gives me a very hard time about seeing the children at times which is frustrating. Would getting joint custody and bringing to the court’s attention that she’s not employed be a good idea? We have 4 kids together and it’s really difficult for me to take care of them financially if she’s not financially involved as well. It really puts a strain on me financially due to the fact that I also have to pay rent for my place, amongst other bills/insurance/etc. This also includes providing for the children outside of child support. She doesn’t seem interested in getting a job either. Advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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The fact that your ex is not working is not on its own enough to get the court to modify visitation. However, if the children are not being properly cared for or are not thriving in the care of their mother, then it might be wise to explore the possibility of modifying custody so that the children would live with you primarily. It is impossible to evaluate the strength of such a case in this type of format. The best thing you can do is to reach out to a family law attoney and have a consultation where you can discuss the specifics of your situation and get a much better idea of whether your potential case is strong enough to take the chance to file.
Answered on Mar 21st, 2023 at 8:35 AM