ormommy
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Hi everyone, new to the forum but would appreciate any advice.
XH and I have been divorced since 2003. Two children 9 & 12. Divorced due to his alcoholism. Since the divorce, he has gotten much worse. His problems are documented and easily proven. Current order is a CA order that says he cannot drink or use drugs 24 hrs prior to and while the children are with him. I also can have him tested. He has started but never finished several treatment programs. His family has been very helpful in keeping the kids safe.
For the past several years, he has lived with his parents so any visits are supervised by them technically. He can go a little while without using/drinking but has never been able to keep it up. There have been several instances where the children were put in harms way by him. He follows these instances by going long periods without seeing them, up to a year at a time.
We moved to OR almost a year ago. We are now about 650 miles apart. He seemed to have been clean for several months, and I provided 100% of transportation for every holiday to be spent with him and his family at his parent’s home. These visits went well, and the kids were to spend a few weeks there for the summer. During the summer visit he got drunk, and I had them picked up immediately.
I have decided that I need to modify the orders to keep them safe. I want the visitation supervised officially. His parents are getting older and cover for him. While they’re better than nothing, I don’t feel the kids are safe there anymore. He has other family members that would be better suited that he is also comfortable with. He also recently got his driver’s license back. I don’t want him driving with the children in the car. Is that reasonable?
Main question: He still lives where the original order was established in CA. I would like to have it modified. Can I have the case moved to the state where I am now (OR) or would I have to do it there?
Thank you!
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elliesmom
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If he still lives in the original jurisdiction then the case will have to be heard there.
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