Thank you for your replies! Yes I plan on getting a lawyer to do this. I just dont see how the courts can make a good decision without looking at her life now... which is in louisiana. I dont see how its doing anybody any good for it to be in Tx. She has already missed 3 days of school due to this. And once an ad litem is pointed Im sure it will be a lot more than that. I just think that if it was here the court would be able to see her life here without so much disturbance of her and my life to do so. He doesnt work and has all this time. He should do the traveling. My daughter is suffering because of it being in TX. Its taking away from my income which makes it harder on both of us. I am always missing work to travel to TX and she is missing school. We are both tired physically from the traveling. He hasnt paid child support in 2 years owes 13000 + in arrears. I am on a fixed income and since all this my car has broke down 2 times. It is finicially breaking me.