My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Kentucky
15 years ago, it was determined by a Campbell County, KY judge that my daughter's dad was proven to be her dad by DNA testing. At that time, visitation was setup every other weekend. in 2002 my family and I moved acrossed the river to Harrison, OHIO, which was still within the boundaries of NKY. We lived in Harrison, Ohio for 8 years. In August of this year, my family and I moved to Pensacola, FL. I approached the non-custodial parent of my daughter in June to let him know of our plans to move out of state. He told me that he would never stop me from making a better life for myself, and gave me verbal permission to bring our daughter down here. But ever since then, it has been hell.
1st he wanted me to completely drop child support because his visitation was going to be "extremely reduced". However, we agreed that she would go up for visitation for one week at Christmas, one week during Spring Break, and 1/2 the summer. if you add all that time up, it is actually 3-5 days more per year than what he was seeing her every other weekend.
2nd when I did not agree to stop child support. I told him that I would provide transportation to and from visits, I feel that is my obligation since I am the one that wanted to move in the first place. Then he tells me that he wants his child support reduce by $1500/year so that he can buy her round trip plane tickets. First of all it does no cost $500 for a round trip ticket from here to cincinnati, seconnd of all, it is my repsonsibility so no i am not reducing child support.
I have never modified my child support in 15 years. My daughter is 16, it costs on average $1,000 - $1,500 per month to support her.
Since I moved down to Pensacola, i have filed a Declaration of Domicile making me a permenant resident of this state.
He is calling me money hungry and says he will take me to court. Where does he take me to court? 6 years ago he went to see an attorney about getting shared parenting when he thought I found out about the 10 rental properties he own (and he was scared I was going to increase his child support) and the attorney told him then that he would have to take me to court in Ohio since that was where I was a resident.
Does the declaration of domicile make me a legal resident to where if he wants to take me to court for visitation that he has to do it here in Florida, or will he have to take me to court in KY or OH.
I realize that if any modifications are done to child support, those will be done in KY. Although I have found where I can bring my child support case to Florida, however, i will have to totally discontinue my support case in KY first.
I just don't know what to do. I do not feel like $347/month is too much to pay for your child, considering his income has tripled sine 1995.
Can anyone give me any advise????
Thanks

