Hi my name is Kristin. I used to live on Long Island in New York. I recently left my husband because he was abbusive to me in front of my daughter and he was a drug addict. We couldn't pay rent and we had 2 weeks to get out. I had no one to stay with so I took my daughter and went to stay with my sister in Florida. I want to get a divorce and get full custody of my daughter but I don't think I can do anything from Florida. I'm affraid if I go back to Long Island, my husband will take her and I won't be able to find her. He's a drug addict and I don't want her around him unless someone else is there. Can anyone give me some advice please. Thank you.
Have you tried calling the NYS Atty General's office? I don't know if thery're really the ones to call, but I bet they could direct you to someone who could help.
Hang in there, Kristin, it sounds like you did the right thing!
-------------------- --Boothby
My goal: Once a day, make someone laugh so hard that their soda comes out their nose
6 months after your move, Florida will become the child's "home state" under the interstate laws, so you'll be able to file divorce then if you can wait that long. If you have prevented him from seeing the child, it could be a problem because he could tell the judge that you kidnapped the kid, so be careful. If you are not afraid of the father showing up on your doorstep & demanding to be given a free ride for rent while he brings danger to your doorstep with his addiction, then let him know where you are. If he moves to follow you & sets himself up in a house someplace in the vicinity, then fine. If he wants to visit your child, be careful, you don't want to set a precedent of letting the courts think you've thought it was perfectly OK for him to ahve unsupervised visitation today, and then in 5 months ask for his visits to be restricted.
If you can hold your breath that long, then it'll be that easy... but in the meantime if you are in hiding or running or whatever, then you need more help than JUST waiting for teh divorce... you need some shelter & protection from him & his addict/supplier friends.
Let us know if you're i danger & need to hide, and we an maybe point you in a few directions.
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