Stripped of fatherly rights

by Jeff Hayford
(Michigan)

I have been divorced for over 13 years now and in these 13 yrs I have been abused by the family court several times when my ex would drag me in to file more child support. Each time I would show up my ex was able to talk but when I wanted to I was told to sit down and shutup. My right to free speech was taken away by the court.

A few years after the divorce I had visitations with my children that lasted for about 2 years before they moved. I tried for 7 years to find my children but was unsuccessful in doing so, when I called to find out where they were the case worker said that she could not give out that information to me. I have been a good father and paid my child support all these years.

When I did locate them by going over the heads of the case worker, I had started seeing the children again, at this time they were teenagers. Well this lasted for about a year, my third youngest boy I found out was in and out of juvinial facilities, in and out of court, kicked out of school on several ocassions. When he was at my home in which my wife and I welcomed him in as well as his sisters and older brother everything was fine until around october when my wife discovered her jewelry box was opened, she had discovered that 2 of her diamond rings were missing, and we recieved a statement on our credit card and this also was used without my permission to add minutes to his phone.

I pressed charges against my youngest boy for stealing the rings and unauthorized use of a credit card. The rings were recovered before he sold them. When in court the judge slapped his hand and gave him community service, along with that there mother told the judge that the children no longer want to see their father, this was granted.

Just recently I was called from the collection agency saying that I have to owe $796 for medical bills which I never recieved, my credit is bad now and she is not paying her portion that the divorce decree states. My ex is using my SSN to charge me with medical bills.She disobeys the rules of my medical cards and I get charged higher charges because of it.

I am trying to get this solved but the friend of the court is fighting me saying that in order to get her portion of the money I need to take her to small claims court!!!

It states in my divorce that she has to pay 31% of the medical bills and I am being told to take her to court to get my payment.

Why am I having a hard time with the friend of the court?