MoreThanPB
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My ex took our 12-year old son for dinner at 6:00PM tonight and was supposed to drop him off to me at 8:30PM. At 8:25PM he called me to tell me he would not be bringing him back, ever.
I'm beside myself right now. He would not let me speak to our son, he would not tell me where he was or where our son would be staying (see my previous post from several days ago for more background information). He hung up on me and turned his phone off. When I call the house it just goes to voice mail.
I've already spoken to the police. I filled out a report and they sent officers to both of the homes he owns, to do a "child wellness" check. Neither my ex or our son, were found at either residence, as of 11:00PM.
My son is due to start 7th grade on Monday. I have no idea where he is or if I'll ever get to see him again. There has to be something more that I can do, aside from wait until Monday and plead with the courts. This has completely blind-sided me. I can't imagine what our son must be going through right now. He is old enough to know that what his father has done is wrong and putting him in this position at such an already stressful time is only going to further disrupt his life and confuse him.
Is there anything I can do aside from filing the police report and waiting until Monday when the Courthouse is open? His father likes to have complete control over everything, so I am concerned that if he feels like I am fighting back, he will keep my son from me indefinitely.
How can I ever trust him after this? I'm at a total loss. He could take my son anywhere in the world by Monday. Is there anything I can or should do besides what I have already done?
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Goodmom
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Contact your attorney (if you don't have one, get one) first thing Monday morning, be sure that you have your court order handy. Even if your ex brings your kid back. You have already contacted the police, so I will assume that you have given them all of the contact info for your ex's friends and family.
Once you get your son back, your attorney needs to be ready to immediately file for a protective order and supervised visits.
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MoreThanPB
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Thank you for your reply, Goodmom.
I have been up all night long, calling his cell phone, his house number, his mother, his father in Alaska, and everyone else I can think to call.
He finally had our son answer the phone at about 7:45AM this morning. When I asked him if he was okay and where he was, he said, "I'm okay mom, but I'm not allowed to tell you where I am." My heart just sank. Immediately after that, I heard his father say something in the back ground and the call was disconnected. No one would answer when I tried calling back.
About 45-minutes later my ex sent me a picture message showing my son standing in front of the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, Florida. I know by the shoes that my son is wearing in the picture, that this was taken today. Judging from the sky and the shadows cast in the picture, it was taken just before he sent it to me.
I called the police to have them update last nights report and started calling every hotel in the vicinity of the Hard Rock Cafe to try and locate my son. I thought I had figured out where they where staying, but as it turns I was connected to a room belonging to another guest, who happens to share the last name of my ex.
I feel better having confirmation that he is physically ok, but I'm beyond concerned about what this is doing to him on an emotional level. Both me and his father have tried very hard to instill in him that lying is never an option and that he should always do the right thing. Now he is stuck in the middle of one of the worst lies his father could possibly have told and he's being told he's not allowed to tell me where he is. He is seeing that, despite what we have preached to him his entire life, it is ok to lie, disrespect authority, and make up your own rules if it suits you.
I'll be at the Courthouse when the doors unlock on Monday morning. I don't have the money to hire an attorney, but I damn sure don't plan on letting that stop me from rectifying this situation. I'll be filing an Emergency Verified Motion for Child Pick-Up and requesting supervised visitation for his father. I hate that it has to come to this. I never wanted to prevent him from spending time with our son, but I feel as if I have no other option at this point. I can't risk him doing something like this again and I have lost all faith that he has any shred of moral decency or concern for our son's best interest at this point.
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annieo
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You need to beg borrow and steal to get an attorney (not really steal but you get the picture) like yesterday. You cannot do this on your own so do whatever you have to to get an attorney. The best thing you can do for your son is to get an attorney however you can.
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finz
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Ditto on what everyone has said since your first thread....you can't afford NOT to have a lawyer.
Additionally, do you have contact info for your ex's fiancee's ex ? The one who is looking for dirt on his ex that can help him in his custody battle with your ex's fiancee. Maybe he knows where they are staying.
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MoreThanPB
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I went to the Courthouse first thing this morning and filed a Motion for Emergency Pick-Up. I'm still waiting to hear whether it has been granted or denied.
While I was there, I reviewed our case files and sure enough, he did file for custody. The funny thing is, I have never seen any of the paperwork involved. My name is signed to an agreement stipulating that I agreed to him having custody. However, it's clearly not MY signature and there is no notary signature. How could that document have been accepted and ordered without a notary signature?
I suppose this is both good and bad news. I have another hurdle to jump through, but I think he seriously messed up when he filed that fraudulent agreement. Now I just have to prove that the signature on the document is not mine. It should not be too difficult, considering that I filed a Motion for Contempt against him only 5-days prior to supposedly signing this agreement to give him physical custody of our son. The motion I filed has MY signature and it is clearly notarized and looks nothing like the signature on the document that he filed.
I'll be speaking with a lawyer tomorrow. You were all right, I can't afford NOT to have one.
PB
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